RE: controlling when jobs start in strsbs

Thanks for all the replies.  I'll probably have just one asj, have it do the
housekeeping, then submit the other jobs to the subsystem.  I didn't know
whether this function could be accomplished through configuration but it
doesn't sound like it!

Thanks again,

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Jim Damato
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 4:04 PM
> To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: controlling when jobs start in strsbs
>
>
> I've got a subsystem with twelve autostart job entries.  They do
> start in an
> unpredictable order.  For the last month, however, the first job
> alphabetically has always been the first to start.  It's not
> enough to base
> mission critical requirements on.
>
> You might configure a single-threaded job queue entry, submit all the
> autostart jobs to it, and work out some sort of resubmit flag logic.
>
> -Jim
>
> James P. Damato
> Manager - Technical Administration
> Dollar General Corporation
> <mailto:jdamato@dollargeneral.com>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil [mailto:sublime78ska@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 4:58 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: controlling when jobs start in strsbs
>
>
> Thanks.  I'll look at that manual.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> > [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Andy Nolen-Parkhouse
> > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 5:48 PM
> > To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> > Subject: RE: controlling when jobs start in strsbs
> >
> >
> > Phil,
> >
> > The following text is from the Work Management Guide.  I don't think
> > that you have any control over sequencing if you wish to use autostart
> > job entries to initiate the individual jobs in the same subsystem.
> >
> > "If more than one autostart job is specified for a subsystem, all
> > autostart jobs are started immediately, not one followed by another."
> >
> > Regards,
> > Andy Nolen-Parkhouse
> >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > I have a subsystem with numerous jobs.  I would like to have one job
> > run
> > > before the other jobs (all autostart jobs) are allowed to start.
> > >
> > > Is this possible to configure in the sbsd?  I know I can have one job
> > > submit
> > > the others jobs but I'm looking to see if there is another way.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Phil
> >
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