COND=(0,LT) will not work only if any of the previous steps ended with a

i am trying to copy a PS file into VSAM file in step2 by
using PGM=IDCAMS,COND=(0,LT) and the pS file is getting
sorted in the step1. I got the return code 00 for step1 but
step2 got flushed. can u please help on this. Below is My
JCL.

SEPP050 EXEC
PGM=SORT,REGION=6144K
SYSIN DD DSN=SYSCMN.PROD.CCLIB
(F5910BNN),

DISP=SHR
SYSOUT DD
SYSOUT=*
SYSUDUMP DD
SYSOUT=A
SORTIN DD
DSN=Z1225BT.F5910EPP.HISOUT,

DISP=SHR
SORTOUT DD
DSN=Z1225BT.F5910EPP.HISOUT.SORTOUT5,
DISP=
(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),UNIT=DELQ,
SPACE=(CYL,
(500,500),RLSE),
DCB=
(RECFM=FB,LRECL=1606,BLKSIZE=16060,BUFNO=15)
SORTWK01 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,
(1))
SORTWK02 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,
(1))
SORTWK03 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,
(1))
SORTWK04 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,
(1))
SYSIN1 DD UNIT=VIO,SPACE=
(80,1)
*

SEPP060 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,COND=
(0,LT)
SYSPRINT DD
SYSOUT=*
SYSOUT DD
SYSOUT=*
SYSLIST DD
SYSOUT=*
***

DD01 DD DSN=Z1225BT.F5910EPP.HISOUT.SORTOUT,
// DISP=SHR
//***
//DD01O DD DSN=Z1225BT.F5910PHS,
// DISP=SHR,
// AMP=(AMORG,'BUFND=12,BUFNI=5')
//SYSIN DD DSN=SYSCMN.PROD.CCLIB(F5910BBB),
//
DISP=SHR

Output RC for the two steps:

SDCBPJ05 SEPP050 00 236 .00 .00 .0
SDCBPJ05 SEPP060 FLUSH 0 .00 .00 .0

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Answer Posted / srikanth

COND=(0,LT) will not work only if any of the previous steps
ended with a non zero return code(except FLUSH). By
changing the condition to COND=(0,LT,SDCBPJ05)is working
fine.

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