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Status Under review
Workspace IBM Z JCL Expert
Created by Guest
Created on May 7, 2025

RELATED IDEAS

Extend functionality of &OJOBNAME substitution also for the JCL JOB card.

Even &OJOBNAME is correctly substituted but not in the JCL JOB card - what in our case is the biggest issue now.

Suggested solution: When JCL Expert sees &OJOBNAME in the JCL JOB CARD, it should replace it with the real member name (or just 'JOBNAME' string) and display a warning message informing about such replacement. Perhaps you can add parameter (like DSNCHK ON/OFF) to turn ON/OFF such substitution in the JOB CARD.

Use case: If in 90% of IZWS jobs &OJOBNAME is in the job card, then to perform a check, almost always, you first have to replace this &OJOBNAME with some name, e.g. the name of the member from JCL, and only then use the product. The product can perform mass checks, e.g. 100 jobs in the library. The proposed enhancement would eliminate a lot of manual work.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    May 14, 2025

    This is a good suggestion for a feature that makes life easier for a lot of clients.

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  • Guest
    May 8, 2025

    this critical feature enhancement, please provide a fix, thank you

    Reply
  • Guest
    May 7, 2025

    That idea is crucial especially in PBU market.

    Reply

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