IV69714: UNTIL TIME LATER THAN DEADLINE MISLEADING SYSTEM ACTION DOC

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Define an illogical job / job stream definition with a
  DEADLINE before the UNTIL time. Like this :
  
  SCHEDULE IANMDM#TEST_S
  DESCRIPTION "testing with until"
  ON "FREQ=DAILY;BYWORKDAY" fdignore
  
  :
  IANMDM#TEST_S_JOB
   AT 0900
   UNTIL 1900 onuntil suppr
   DEADLINE 1800
  
  END
  
  Add this definition to the database and you encounter
  this warning (not an error) :
  
  AWSBIA300I The scheduling language syntax has been
  successfully validated for object "IANMDM#TEST_S".
  AWSJCL027W The job "TEST_S_JOB" defined in job stream
  "js=IANMDM#TEST_S" has an "until" time that is later
   than its "deadline" time.
  
  Now the TWS documentation states this about that message :
  
  System action:
  The program continues, and the incompatible values are
  stored in the database, for you to correct later. The job
  as defined can never run.
  
  Please note the comment " The job as defined can never run ".
  
  This is wrong, the job will run and the documentation should
  be changed to reflect that.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

•  SEE APAR DESCRIPTION
  

Problem conclusion

•  The system response message
  will be changed into TWS 9.x readmes and TWS manual as
  System action:
  The program continues, and the incompatible values are
  stored in the database, for you to correct later.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

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