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NIGHT parameter in the Jobcard

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:33 am
by Mann_B
Hi

What is NIGHT parameter in job card?
When and How to use this parameter.

Thank You

Re: NIGHT parameter in the Jobcard

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:51 am
by expat
That's a completey new one for me. Please post the JCL and indicate where the NIGHT parameter is.

Re: NIGHT parameter in the Jobcard

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:23 pm
by smita257
Hi,
I read somewhere, NIGHT parameter is used to request/schedule a job to run after midnight, specially in those cases, when we need to run 'request/one time job' in production.
Though I am not sure, it may look something like:/*NIGHT,ATIME=0100*/,to indicate, that the job will be running at 1 AM, next morning.

Re: NIGHT parameter in the Jobcard

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:43 pm
by Mann_B
Hi expat

I do not have any JCL with NIGHT parm.But now we need to add this Parametr in our job card to make it off Peak.I have never used it before.
So wanted to know like when n how it helps.

Thank You

Re: NIGHT parameter in the Jobcard

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:28 pm
by expat
Unfortunately I can not find any reference to NIGHT in the manuals. Is this a site specific command / exit at your site.

I can only suggest that you speak to your site support / admin people to find out.

Re: NIGHT parameter in the Jobcard

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:01 pm
by steve-myers
Many sites use the job class to provide something similar. For example CLASS=N, (N for night). That won't work these days when many sites just use work load management for job scheduling.

Re: NIGHT parameter in the Jobcard

PostPosted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:13 pm
by Mann_B
Hi

I got to know from some one that we use NIGHT tomake the job off peak.
In JOB card give as JOB (,,NIGHT).
Typos corrected. . .

Thank You