Set Controls

The set controls control the job set identity and Tag data that the job will be submitted with. These are described below:

Identity
The set id. is just a number that is assigned to the first job that starts up the job set. This number can be manually specified or the system can automatically assign one. This value is available to the job through the environment variable SCHEDULE_SET_ID. The most recently used set id. can be used by clicking the Use Last button. The set id. may be reset to 0 by clicking on the Reset button.

Tag data
The set tag is also just text data (up to 32 characters) that is passed into each job as it starts to execute. It is available to the job as the environment variable SCHEDULE_SET_TAG. The only difference between the tag and the parameter is that the tag picks up its initial value from the control file. When a job set is first initiated and no tag value is explicitly provided then this value is picked up from the job tag field of the control data.

Parameter
The set parameter is just text data (up to 56 characters) that is passed into each job as it starts to execute. It is available to the job as the environment variable SCHEDULE_SET_PARAMETER. This value is established by the first job in the job set that is initiated. Later jobs can modify this value.

To set the set controls for the job being submitted:

1. Change the Identity if the current number is not desired. The default is usually acceptable.
2. Enter tag data text if desired.
3. Enter a parameter if desired.