You're showing which part of the group you originated in, Graham. :-) Cheers, Martin
Martin Packer, zChampion, Principal Systems Investigator, Worldwide Cloud & Systems Performance, IBM +44-7802-245-584 email: [email protected] Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker Blog: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/MartinPacker From: Graham Harris <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 07/02/2016 21:31 Subject: Re: IBM Destination z - What the Heck Is JCL and Why Does It Look So Funny? Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> Tom Brennan wrote > > cron tasks will be a problem I think, since a non-priviledged user can > setup their own private "autocommands" on unix. Not so on the mainframe. > But from what I've seen, unix people tend to want cron tasks because they > are polling for data, which needs to be discouraged. So if someone asks > about cron on the mainframe, I might side-track them and ask what they need > it for. If the answer is polling, maybe I can nip that in the bud. > > Doesn't deadline scheduling count? JES3 has had the capability for at least a couple of decades I think. JES2 is catching up with z/OS2.2. https://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieab600/iea3b6_schedule_state.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
