Setting up MAXCC=0?

[Ramesh Kumar]

Hi,

I need helpon the below scenario.

STEP010 executes a FTP program called progftp. If the RC of STEP010 is greater than 0 it executes STEP020, like EXEC pgm=progftp, if step020.RC > 0 then it executes
step040 with pgm=progftp.

I need to set the MAXCC=0, if the FTP is successful in either of the three steps.

I tried the below code:

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IF ( STEP010.RC =0 | STEP020.RC =0 | STEP030.RC=0) then
//STEP050 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSIN DDd *
set maxcc=0
/*
//*

But it seems to set the RC of STEP050. Can you please help me out in setting the MAXCC=0 for the JCL ?

[Robert Sample]

Terminology is critical in IT, where similar terms may mean very different things. The term "MAXCC" applies to IDCAMS and ONLY to IDCAMS. Using it in reference to a job, such as you did in your post, is not correct -- you didn't mention IDCAMS at all in your post.

Furthermore, assuming that you are wanting to have the job report a 00 return code when any of the FTP steps work -- you cannot do this, period. The job reports the highest return code encountered by any step, and it is not possible to change that value.

[William Collins]

I think the MAXCC you are referring to is the "other" one, which is simply the text used as the NOTIFY from the JOB statement operates when your JOB completes.

I think you can these days, if you are on a later z/OS, change things in the way you want. I'm not sure it is either a good idea, or necessary, but IBM may have provided what you want. Which version of z/OS are you on?