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DEMAND Command

The DEMAND command can be used in either batch or online mode. Any job can be requested (brought into the CA WA CA 7 Edition request queue) when the following is provided:

• A DEMAND (or DEMANDH) command
• Job name
• JCL library ID (only needed if the CPU job is not already defined in the database; not valid with cross-platform jobs)

The job is immediately brought into the CA WA CA 7 Edition request queue. If the CPU job has never been submitted by CA WA CA 7 Edition, a LOAD step is automatically inserted to build a database profile unless a SET=NDB parameter is used. The CPU job then executes as it otherwise would without the LOAD step. This command is generally used to run a job on a one-time basis.