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Status Future consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 5, 2021

Need to modify jobcards related to the Db2 system

Our special challenge:

We are using the SCHENV parameter in the JCL to route the job to the right LPAR.

Currently we include a note in the jobcards and every user has to change the variable:

==MSG> DB2 Admin: EDIT generated JCL 
==MSG>
000001 //#‌#‌#‌#‌#‌#‌#‌ JOB (3WIR001,000,00,'DB2 ADMIN DB2'),
000002 // ' ',NOTIFY=&SYSUID,
000003 // MSGCLASS=R,PRTY=5,TIME=(0030),
000004 // CLASS=A,SCHENV=DB2X <== !!! SET TARGET DB2 !!!


In Db2 Admin it is possible to generate jobs for all remote reachable Db2 systems.

So the SCHENV=DB2x has to be set dynamically to the right variable.


Examples:

run DB2ADMIN on TSO with local DB2A

1)

generated JCL >> SCHENV=DB2A

>> this will be ok with the suggestion


2)

connect to DB2B (same node/sysplex)

generated JCL >> SCHENV=DB2B


3)

connect to DB2T (other node/sysplex T)

generated JCL >> additional XMIT to NODE T:

first jobcards should use SCHENV=DB2A (local Db2)

then following jobcards after XMIT NODE T should use SCHENV=DB2T


EDIT FIT0BNL.ISP11034.SPFTEMP1.CNTL Columns 00001 
Command ===> Scroll ===>
****** ********************************* Top of Data ****************************
==MSG>
==MSG> DB2 Admin: EDIT generated JCL
==MSG>
000001 //#‌#‌#‌#‌#‌#‌#‌ JOB (3WIR001,000,00,'DB2 ADMIN DB2'),
000002 // ' ',NOTIFY=&SYSUID,
000003 // MSGCLASS=R,PRTY=5,TIME=(0030),
000004 // CLASS=A,SCHENV=DB2X <== !!! SET TARGET DB2 !!!
000005 /*XMIT A DLM=$$
000006 //#‌#‌#‌#‌#‌#‌#‌Z JOB (3WIR001,000,00,'DB2 ADMIN DB2'),
000007 //* RESTART=STEPNAME, <== FOR RESTART REMOVE * AND ENTER STEP NAME
000008 // ' ',NOTIFY=&SYSUID,
000009 // MSGCLASS=R,PRTY=5,TIME=(0030),
000010 // CLASS=A,SCHENV=DB2X <== !!! SET TARGET DB2 !!!
000011 //*



Needed by Date Mar 7, 2021