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The demanded jobs are placed in the request queue and assigned a unique CA 7 job number.
JOB and JOBL are mutually exclusive.

Usage

zowe ca7 demand job <job> [options]

Positional Arguments

• job (string)

  • job=PAYROLL

    The demanded jobs are placed in the request queue and assigned a unique CA 7 job number.
    1-8 alphanumeric (mutually exclusive w/ jobl

Options

• --arfset | --as (string)

  • arfset={arfsetname|**NONE**}

    Defines the ARF set name that is used for this run of the job.
    If you specify **NONE**, no ARF processing is performed for this run of the job.

    Limits: 1 to 8 alphanumeric characters or **NONE**

• --cc (string)

  • cc=nnn

    Defines, with RO (relational operator), the job-level condition codes that are used to determine whether a job executes successfully.

    If specified, this value overrides the RO defined for the job in the CA WA CA 7 Edition database. RO is required when CC is specified.

    Default: The job definition panel COND-CODE value when the job is defined to CA WA CA 7 Edition; otherwise 0.
    Limits: 1 to 4 numeric characters from 0 to 4095. Invalid with agent jobs.

• --wlbclass | --wc (string)

  • class=x

    Defines the workload balancing class for resource checking.

    Limits: 1 alphanumeric character

• --count (string)

  • count=nnnn

    Defines the maximum number of times to repeat the job. COUNT is ignored if INTERVAL is not specified.

    Default: None. The job continues repeating until the STOP time is reached.
    Limits: 1 to 4 numeric characters from 0 to 1439. The leading zeros can be discarded.

• --date (string)

  • date={+nn|yyddd}

    Defines due-out and submit dates.
    Limits: If used, specify DOTM or TIME.
    +nn

    Defines the number of days after the current date.
    Limits: 1 to 2 numeric characters from 1 to 99
    yyddd

    Defines the Julian date to run the job.

• --depjob | --dj (string)

  • depjob=jobname2

    Defines a single predecessor job that must complete while the demanded job is waiting.
    Limits: 1 to 8 alphanumeric characters

• --dotm (string)

  • dotm=hhmm

    Defines the due-out time-of-day for the job in hours (hh) and minutes (mm).
    If DOTM is specified on the DEMAND/DEMANDH command and the value that is given is earlier than the current time, the due-out day is assumed to be the following day.

    If DOTM and LEADTM are both omitted, then deadline start time is assumed to be the current time plus the LEADTM.

    Limits: hh= 1 through 2 numeric characters from 0 to 24
    mm= 2 numeric characters from 00 to 59

    Required: No (unless DATE is used, if so, DOTM or TIME must be specified)

• --exec | -e (string)

  • exec={NO|YES}

    Specifies whether to execute the job (YES/NO).
    If NO (N) is used, the job does not run but shows a normal completion as if it did run. The value that is specified here overrides the value that is coded on the job definition EXEC field.

    Default: The job definition panel EXEC value if the job is defined to CA WA CA 7 Edition; otherwise YES.

• --interval | -i (string)

  • interval=hhmm

    Identifies that the job is repeated (executed more than once) and defines the amount of time between each iteration.

    If INTERVAL is specified, the TIME and TYPE keywords are required. If both INTERVAL and COUNT are specified, the INTERVAL value times the COUNT value must total less than 24 hours.

    Limits: hh=1 through 2 numeric characters from 0 to 23
    mm=2 numeric characters from 00 to 59

• --jclid | --ji (string)

  • jclid=nnn

    Defines the JCL data set that contains the execution JCL to be submitted.

    If used, the value must be a numeric INDEX associated with the wanted JCL data set (on the JCL statement in the initialization file).

    Limits: 1 to 3 numeric characters from 0 through 254 and from 256 through 999. 255 is reserved.

• --jcllib | --jl (string)

  • jcllib=&x...x

    Defines the JCL data set that contains the execution JCL to be submitted.

    If used, the value must be a symbolic INDEX associated with the wanted JCL data set (on the JCL statement in the initialization file).

    Limits: 2 to 16 alphanumeric characters beginning with ampersand (&)

• --late (string)

  • late={NO|YES}

    Specifies whether a notification occurs when the job becomes late.
    Specify YES (Y) to make the job eligible to be marked LATE. If NO (N) is used, the job is never marked LATE. The value that is specified here overrides the value that is coded on the job definition PROMPTS field.

• --leadtm | --lt (string)

  • leadtm={0100|hhmm}

    Defines the amount of elapsed time that is required to process the job.
    Default: 1 hour
    Limits: hh= 1 through 2 numeric characters from 0 to 24
    mm= 2 numeric characters from 00 to 59

• --mainid | --mi (string)

  • mainid={ALL|SYn|/SYn|-SYn}

    Specifies the MAINID, as defined in the initialization file CPU statement, to which you want to redirect the job.

    ALL
    Specifies all CPUs are acceptable for executing the job.

    SYn
    n defines the CPU to which the job is being redirected. The value of n can range from 1 to 7.

    /SYn
    n defines a CPU to which the job cannot be submitted. The value of n can range from 1 to 7.

    -SYn
    n defines a CPU to which the job cannot be submitted. The value of n can range from 1 to 7.

    Limits: Invalid for internal cross-platform jobs.

• --prty (string)

  • prty=nnn
    Defines the initial workload balancing priority

    Limits: 1-3 numeric (1-255).

• --rms (string)

  • rms={NO|YES}

    Specifies whether CA WA CA 7 Edition inserts the CA Workload Automation Restart Option for z/OS Schedulers RMS step.

    Specify YES (Y) to insert the step with the CA Workload Automation Restart Option for z/OS Schedulers processing code of P. Enter NO (N) to indicate do not insert of the RMS step.

    Default: The job definition panel INSERT-RMS value if job defined to CA WA CA 7 Edition; otherwise NO.
    Limits: Invalid for internal cross-platform jobs.

• --ro (string)

  • ro={EQ|LT|GT|GE|LE|NE|#S|IG|0}

    Specifies the relational operator of the condition code (CC) or if the step level #SCC statements are being used in the JCL of the job.

    EQ
    Equal to

    LT
    Less than

    GT
    Greater than

    GE
    Greater than or equal to

    LE
    Less than or equal to

    NE
    Not equal to

    #S
    Step condition code tests to be made based on a #SCC statement.

    IG
    No evaluation of the job is done. CA WA CA 7 Edition always assumes that the job completes successfully, regardless of condition codes, abend codes, or run-time JCL errors.

    Limits: Invalid with agent jobs.

• --schid | --si (string)

  • schid={1|nnn}

    Defines the schedule ID within the job’s total schedule definition to use for this run.

    Default: 1
    Limits: 1 to 3 numeric characters from 1 to 255 (See Note)

    If the SCHEDULE statement in the initialization file specifies SCHID=YES, this parameter is required.

• --set (string)

  • set={NDB|NTR|SKP}

    Specifies skip the next scheduled cycle for the job (SKP), disable triggering (NTR), or bypass the database updating at the job completion.

    SKP
    Specifies this run of the job takes the place of the next scheduled run. This value has the same effect as entering NXTCYC,SET=SKP. It is reflected on output from LJOB and LLOCK commands as if NXTCYC,SET=SKP was used. This parameter is invalid if the job has no schedule. SET=SKP has no impact on repeating jobs that are already in the queues.

    NTR
    Specifies normal triggering is disabled only for this run of the job.

    NDB
    Allows a job to bypass all load processing at the job completion, but allows other processing to proceed typically.

• --stop (string)

  • stop=hhmm

    Defines the clock time after which the job is not repeated. STOP is ignored if INTERVAL is not specified.

    Default: 1439 minutes (24 hours minus 1 minute) after the submit time
    Limits: hh=1 through 2 numeric characters from 0 to 23
    mm=2 numeric characters from 00 to 59

• --time (string)

  • time={hhmm|+hhmm}

    Defines a submit time-of-day requirement for the job.

    Limits: + is optional
    hh= 1 through 2 numeric characters from 0 to 23
    mm= 2 numeric characters from 00 to 59

    Required: No (unless DATE is used, if so, specify DOTM or TIME (hhmm format). Also required if TYPE=CLOCK is specified.

• --type (string)

  • type={CLOCK|END|RES|START}

    TYPE=RES specifies the job is being scheduled in restart/rerun status.
    TYPE=CLOCK, START, or END controls how the submit time requirement is calculated for repeating jobs.

    Limits: RES, CLOCK, START, or END

CA7 Connection Options

• --host | -H (string)

  • Host name of the CA7 API service that is running on the mainframe system.

    Default value: localhost

• --port | -P (number)

  • Port for the CA7 API service that is running on the mainframe system.

    Default value: 8080

• --user | -u (string)

  • User name for authenticating connections to the CA7 API service that is running on the mainframe system.

    Default value: MASTER

• --password | --pass | --pw (string)

  • Password for authenticating connections to the CA7 API service that is running on the mainframe system.

    Default value:

• --base-path | --bp (string)

  • The base path for your API mediation layer instance. Specify this option to prepend the base path to all resources when making REST requests. Do not specify this option if you are not using an API mediation layer.

• --protocol | -o (string)

  • Specifies protocol to use for CA7 connection (http or https).

    Default value: https
    Allowed values: http, https

Profile Options

• --ca7-profile | --ca7-p (string)

  • The name of a (ca7) profile to load for this command execution.

• --base-profile | --base-p (string)

  • The name of a (base) profile to load for this command execution.

Base Connection Options

• --reject-unauthorized | --ru (boolean)

  • Reject self-signed certificates.

    Default value: true

• --token-type | --tt (string)

  • The type of token to get and use for the API. Omit this option to use the default token type, which is provided by 'zowe auth login'.

• --token-value | --tv (string)

  • The value of the token to pass to the API.

• --cert-file (local file path)

  • The file path to a certificate file to use for authentication

• --cert-key-file (local file path)

  • The file path to a certificate key file to use for authentication

Examples

• Demand job, PAYROLL to CA 7:

  • zowe ca7 demand job PAYROLL Copy