What happens if both JOBLIB and STEPLIB is specified ?

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What happens if both JOBLIB and STEPLIB is specified ?..

Answer / guest

Steplib will override the joblib given in the JCL

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What happens if both JOBLIB and STEPLIB is specified ?..

Answer / kavya

The STEPLIB specification will overide that of the JOBLIB
for that jobstep

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What happens if both JOBLIB and STEPLIB is specified ?..

Answer / satyasivaji

Steplib overrides the JOBLIB

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What happens if both JOBLIB and STEPLIB is specified ?..

Answer / guest

JOBLIB is ignored

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What happens if both JOBLIB and STEPLIB is specified ?..

Answer / madumahesh

steplib overrides the joblib

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What happens if both JOBLIB and STEPLIB is specified ?..

Answer / praasy@gmail.com

steplib will be executed first and goes for the joblib...
the steplib checks for the last return code of the last step
and as well as maxxcc of all the steps before the current step.

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What happens if both JOBLIB and STEPLIB is specified ?..

Answer / siri

if given joblib and steplib are specified then system first checks in steplib and if not found then it checks in production libraries or system libraries and if not found abends with abend code s806..

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What happens if both JOBLIB and STEPLIB is specified ?..

Answer / mahesh

steplib will override the joblib.....

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