AR/CTL-Smart/RESTART API Bridge Global Options Update Utility (ARCSRIGU)


The AR/CTL-Smart/RESTART API Bridge provides a feature to update the AR/CTL-Smart/RESTART API Bridge RAINPUT Global Options table with the RAINPUT keywords. You can use the AR/CTL-Smart/RESTART API Bridge Global Options Update Utility (ARCSRIGU) to update the RAINPUT keywords in the AR/CTL-Smart/RESTART API Bridge RAINPUT Global Options table in the AR/CTL load library. This table with the updated RAINPUT keywords is then used as a default when you run all the AR/CTL-Smart/RESTART API Bridge jobs using that AR/CTL load library.

During a batch job, the RAINPUT keyword provided under the RAINPUT DD overrides the keywords present in the Global Options table. PTFs BQQ6614 and BQQ6636 enable the ARCSRIGU utility.

Sample JCL for the AR/CTL-Smart/RESTART API Bridge RAINPUT Global Options table follows:

//*********************************************************************
//* THE ARCSRIGU UTILITY IS USED TO UPDATE AR/CTL-SMART/RESTART API
//* BRIDGE RAINPUT GLOBAL OPTIONS TABLE.
//*
//* VALID EXEC STATEMENT PARAMETERS (ONLY ONE) ARE:
//* - LIST
//* - ERASE
//* - NO PARAMETER
//*********************************************************************
//*RCSRIGU EXEC PGM=ARCSRIGU,PARM='LIST',REGION=32M
//*RCSRIGU EXEC PGM=ARCSRIGU,PARM='ERASE',REGION=32M
//ARCSRIGU EXEC PGM=ARCSRIGU,REGION=32M
//STEPLIB DD DSNAME=BMCARC.PRODUCT.LOAD,DISP=SHR
//GLOBALOP DD DSNAME=BMCARC.PRODUCT.LOAD,DISP=SHR
//RAINPUT DD *
REPOSITION(ALL)
RECOVER(ALL)
CKPT_TIME(500)
/*
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//

You can specify one of the following parameters on the Global Options table to run the ARCSRIGU utility:

Parameter

Description

PARM=list

Lists the contents of the global options table in the output DD AFTERUPD of the job.

PARM=erase

Deletes the contents of the global options table.

In the job output:

  • DD BEFORUPD shows the contents of the table before it was updated.
  • DD AFTERUPD shows the contents of the table after it was updated.

NO PARAMETER

When you specify the RAINPUT keywords under the RAINPUT DD * without any parameter, the global options table is updated or replaced with the RAINPUT keywords under the RAINPUT DD *.

In the job output:

  • DD BEFORUPD shows the contents of the table before it was updated.
  • DD AFTERUPD shows the contents of the table after it was updated.

 

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