Test Job in contention with Production.

[alpna]

Hi,

One of the Production Job was on hold because one of the file that Job required was used in a test Job. In my previous company they used to cancel out the Job after some wait for such situations but here it did not happen and it took them very long to understand this.

Can this be something which can be handled by setting up CLASS priorities under ACS routine?

[nicc]

It can be resolved by not using production datasets in test. Copy it.

[Robert Sample]

To answer your question, no this cannot be handled by using the ACS routines. The simple solution, as pointed out by Nicc, is to copy production data into a test data set. I would be EXTREMELY uncomfortable if a production data set were to be used in a test job, since if the test job does data updates, you could easily wind up with a test / production hodge podge that could not be untangled without significant amounts of work.

[alpna]

Thanks. That is correct way. Though in my previous company they would automatically cancel such test jobs, how have they achieved it? I asked this to someone from that company but I could not get an answer.