On Wed, 9 Aug 2023 11:22:13 +0100, Jeremy Nicoll wrote: >On Wed, 9 Aug 2023, at 08:24, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >>> >> I am trying to improve my understanding of JCL C/I processing. > >Ages ago (mid 1990s I think) I had a problem with temporary datasets >used DISP=(,PASS) etc in multi-step started tasks which were started >by automation. > Me, too, very similarly.
>It was possible that two or more could go through conversion within >the same second & so system-derived dsnames like (eg for &&DATA) > >//* 'SYSyyddd.Thhmmss.RA000.stcname.DATA' > >could be the same in both tasks. We fixed this by > But now I see: "The SYSTEM TEMPDSFORMAT(UNIQUE|INCLUDELABEL) option in the parmlib member ALLOCxx"." >Perhaps you could solve whatever problem you have by using proper >datasets for your sysout files, then iebgener-ing them at the end of >the job? > No immediate problem. As I said, I'm just trying to master the rules. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN