Setting spawned job options

If you specify Y in the Update Spawned Job Options field, you will be taken to the Spawned Job Options panel.

By default, the names of created jobs are the associated TSO userid plus a 1 character alphanumeric suffix (A-Z or 0-9) that is incremented with each new job. The jobcard is dynamically created using internal control blocks within the IMS Recovery Expert job. Use the Spawned Job Options panel to override the default methods for jobname and jobcard generation.

On the Spawned Job Options panel, you can specify the following information:

Figure 1. Spawned Job Options panel
IMS RE   V2R2 ------------ Spawned Job Options ------------ 2021/04/17 12:47:4 
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 Creator: ******     Name: BSY.DEMO                          SSID: IDA         
 Share Option: U  (Upd,View,No)    Description: TEST                           
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Jobname Mask:                                                                  
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 Press PF1 for help on the Jobname Mask field and valid symbols.               
                                                                               
Job Cards:                                                                     
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 Press PF1 for help on the Job Card fields.
Jobname Mask
Allows the user to control the jobname used for any jobs spawned during the recovery process. This field accepts the following data:
  • Literal: Any string valid for a jobname from 1-8 characters in length.
  • &USER: The TSO userid of the submitter. If specified, minimal validation is done on the mask.
  • &SSID: The IMS subsystem or group id associated with the job. If specified, minimal validation is done on the mask.
  • &#: Substitute a single characters (A-Z) in the jobname. Can only be used once in the mask.
  • &%: Substitute a single character (0-9) in the jobname. Can only be used once in the mask.
Note:
  • &# and &% are mutually exclusive
  • All symbols must be terminated with a period (.)
Job Cards
Allows the user to specify the a jobcard used for any jobs spawned during the recovery process. If the first line, the jobname portion of the jobcard, is left blank then the jobname is created dynamically for each spawned job using either the default method or value from the Jobname Mask field, otherwise the jobname will take the value from this line.
Note: Limited validation is done on these fields, so for the most part the specified jobcard will be used as is.

Press PF3 when you've finished, or enter CAN on the Option line to cancel.