Example 2: ALERT-initiated CLIST EXEC with optional parameters
This example shows an IMFEXEC ALERT statement that schedules an EXEC named SETJOB with the optional parameter IMMEDIATE:
The ALERT generated by this statement looks like this example:
_____ 10:15 e SYSB SETUP BAB031 . . . JOB 00395
You enter OUT (or any maximum five-character string) in the RSP column. The positional parameters passed to the ALERT-initiated EXEC in this example are defined in the following table:
Example of ALERT-initiated EXEC parameters and variables
Positional Parameter | Variable name | Variable value | Description of variable value |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | EXECNAME | SETJOB | is the name of the EXEC |
2 | TIME | IMMEDIATE | is the optional parameter passed to the EXEC to specify when the job should be run |
3 | RSP | OUT (contents of the 5-character RSP column) | is the (up to) five-character string the user enters in the RSP column of the ALERT DETAIL DISPLAY panel to actually invoke the ALERT |
4 | ATEXT1 | SETUP | is the first word of ALERT text |
5 | ATEXT2 | BAB031 | is the second word of ALERT text |
ALERT-Initiated CLIST (Example 2)
/*********************************************************************/
/* DOC GROUP(MVS) FUNC(JES2) CODE(J2) */
/* DOC DISP(YES) AUTHOR(B&B) */
/* DOC DESC(WRITE MESSAGE FOR SETUP & TIME) */
/*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
IMFEXEC MSG 'ALERT &EXECNAME IS REQUESTING SETUP AT &TIME FOR &ATEXT2'
EXIT
Describing the example
This EXEC issues the IMFEXEC MSG command to write a message to the BBI-SS PAS Journal that, when all the values from the input are substituted for, translates into this example: