Batch Job Documentation System
Procedures/Documenting New Jobs
Overview
When a new job is ready for production it must be documented. A
certain minimum amount of information can be automatically extracted
from the JCL itself. By use of the D.8 option under
SPX, a job called JOBDOC will be submitted that will
extract basic information and will load it to the test documentation
system.
Extract
The following information is extracted:
- Job Description
- Job Purpose
- CPU Time
- Output Distribution (except descriptions)
Follow-Up
To prevent the production documentation system from being out of
service, this initial documentation is loaded into the test
environment. Documentation must be finished there and then imported
into production.
When the extract takes place, an initial recovery/restart procedure
will be automatically generated. It assumes a default that the job
may be rerun or skipped in the schedule. If this is not the case, the
recovery/restart procedure must be changed.
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