Execute specific steps in JCL without using IEBEDIT.

[Sumit Mehra]

Hi,

If there are 6 steps in a jcl, want to execute only step 2 and step5. What is process? Without using IEBEDIT?

[Sumit Mehra]

My answer was to keep only the steps in JCL which we want to execute but it was not accepted.

[Sumit Mehra]

Could someone please share their answer for this question.

Thanks in advance,

[Robert Sample]

Without modifying the JCL in some way, it is not possible to selectively execute job steps. This question comes up pretty often -- interviewers seem to like using it -- but the answer doesn't change. It may be possible to use a job scheduler to set up the steps to execute, but that would depend upon which job scheduler is being used. But in general, using an editor (TSO, ISPF, etc.) on the job is required to accomplish the task.