PRTY parameter is not honored.

[CobolPlus]

Hi,

I have codee PRTY=10 in my JCL:

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//TESTJOB1 JOB (@),'TEST Job-1',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=X,  
//            NOTIFY=&SYSUID,PRTY=10                                

But at the run time, the value got overridden. In JESYSMSG it shows like this:

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DTM1459I 2015.259 09:44:33 JOB TESTJOB1 REQUEUED TO CLASS=A PRIORITY=1    

How to get coeded PRTY into effect?

[Robert Sample]

Depending upon your site, the general answer is that you let the priority be managed by the system and don't code PRTY -- ever. Whether or not your site allows the PRTY option and how it impacts job execution are questions that can only be answered by someone working AT YOUR SITE. Hence, you need to contact your coworkers, your team leader, your managers, or your site support group to get an answer to your question.

[CobolPlus]

Thanks Robert. It looks that PRTY is not allowed to be coded in the JCLs. I am trying to check with the support group.

[Robert Sample]

That (PRTY not allowed) is pretty common these days. Workload Manager (WLM) is the product that handles prioritization of work and has removed the need for PRTY.

[Gerhard_Adam]

A clarification regarding PRTY. This parameter has nothing to do with job execution nor WLM. The PRTY parameter determines whether or not a job's position on the input queue should be placed ahead of others already in the queue. PRTY has nothing to do with the job's execution since that will be established by the assigned service class.

[CobolPlus]

A clarification regarding PRTY. This parameter has nothing to do with job execution nor WLM. The PRTY parameter determines whether or not a job's position on the input queue should be placed ahead of others already in the queue. PRTY has nothing to do with the job's execution since that will be established by the assigned service class.

I am sorry but are you trying to say that what Robert has said was not correct? I think I have got it wrong but if you can clarify, it'll help me...

Workload Manager (WLM) is the product that handles prioritization of work and has removed the need for PRTY.