ON

ON is a global condition function. During the execution of a JOB which includes ON statements, the test in the ON statement is performed after every step.

Syntax:

      *---------------------------------------------------------------
      *--- ON operands
      *--- // ON  condition [OR|AND condition]
      *        [GOTO label | CONTINUE ]
      *---------------------------------------------------------------

condition

Specifies the condition under which the action is to be taken. Takes any of the following forms:

$RC operator n - compares the return code to the numeric value n.
$CANCEL, if the cancel command has been given. Parsed but not processed*.
$ABEND, if the step has abended.

GOTO

Label to go to if the condition is satisfied.

CONTINUE

Continue processing at next step.

Note: The command and operand combinations listed in these topics are supported unless indicated as "parsed but not processed". Where indicated, this means:

Parsed but not processed - indicates that the command and the operand are not supported, however, Enterprise Developer parses it and, if it fails validation, a JCL error is generated.
Parsed but not processed* - indicates that a number of the operands for JCL and POWER commands (for example, any tape or volume-specific operands) do not apply in the Enterprise Developer environment. See General Differences.