casout

Starts a batch service execution process or administers a batch job.

Syntax:

casout [/res-name]
       [/sprototype:host:port]
       [/lservername]
       [/gnumber]
       [/gnumber:reldd]
       [/doutput-dsn]
       [/iclasses]
       [/jjobnumber:step:procstep]
       [/knumber]
       [/mnumber]
       [/fnumber]
       [/uuserid]
       [/ppassword]
       
       [/wmpr-name]

Connection parameters

Important: You must include only one of the following connection options.

/res-name: Connect to the named enterprise server. Defaults to ESDEMO.
Restriction: When calling this utility from JCL or from a WEB service (that is, when you are running the utility within a SEP) you cannot use the /r option to connect to the server. Where this is the case, you must use the /s or /l options to connect to the server.
/sprototype:host:port: Use the specified URL to find the enterprise server to connect to, for example stcp:localhost:9003.
/lservername: Look up the specified server name to find the enterprise server to connect to.

Other parameters

/gnumber
/gnumber:reldd: Display all sysout for job number number, or retrieve the relative DD for job number number.
/doutput-dsn: Output DSN for sysout retrieval. The /d option must precede the /g option.
/iclasses: Start an initiator to run jobs of the named classes.
/jjobnumber:step:procstep: Restart the job at the specified step/procstep. The procstep is optional.
/knumber: Kill job number number.
/mnumber:class: Modify job number number to use the specified class.
/fnumber: Flush the output of job number number.
/uuserid: Authorization user ID.
/ppassword: Authorization password.
/cgroup: The sign-on group to be used when running commands.
/qmessage-classes: Start an IMS Message Processing Region for the specified classes.
/tprocess-ID: Terminate the batch initiator, batch printer or IMS MPR that has the specified process ID.
/eIMScommand: Execute the specified IMS command.
/v: List all batch initiators, batch printers and IMS MPRs.
/nprinter-name: Specifies the name of the physical device to be used by a new batch printer. This option is used with the /b and /x options.
/boutput-classes: Specifies the output classes to be handled by a new batch printer. This option is used with the /n and /x options.
/xprinter-exit: Specifies the name of the name of a printer exit to be associated with a new batch printer. Used with the /n and /b options.
/wmpr-name: Name of the IMS MPR to be used.

Dependencies

You must have started the enterprise server before you can issue a casout command.
In order to successfully run the casout command, you must have execute permissions on the casout resource within the OPERCMDS resource class.

Comments

The /r, /s and /l options are alternatives and are mutually exclusive.

On UNIX you can use a dash (-) before a parameter as an alternative to a forward slash (/).

Examples

Starting an initiator for classes EFG on Enterprise Server JCLT:

casout /rJCLT /iEFG

Start a batch printer using the physical device "TestPrinter" for classes EFG on Enterprise Server JCLT:

casout /rJCLT /bEFG /n"TestPrinter"

Start a batch printer as in the previous example, but this time associate it with a printer exit (sampprnx):

casout /rJCLT /bEFG /n"TestPrinter" /xsampprnx

Start an IMS Message Processing Region for specified message classes:

casout /rJCLTT /q001

Return codes

When running casout from a command line, get the return code by running the following command:

echo %ERRORLEVEL%

All functions

Code	Description
0	Successful completion

Codes relating to job modification

Code	Description
5	The job is actively processing, requeued
8	The job is not in the Output Hold queue, or does not exist
8	The job is in the Output Hold queue, requeued
8	The job is not in the Input Hold queue or does not exist for Release command
16	The job does not exist for Class command
99	You have attempted to invoke a sub-command that is not yet implemented

Codes relating to flushing jobs

Code	Description
4	Job flushed
16	Job not flushed - see secondary error code returned in message

Codes relating to job output

Code	Description
< 9	The job's log was retrieved
1	Job is in the Input Hold Queue
2	Job is being parsed for syntax
3	Job is in the Input Queue
4	Job is moving from Input Queue to "Actively processing"
5	Job is being processed
7	Job is complete and is on the Held Output Queue
8	Job is in the Output Queue
16	Invalid job number - you have attempted to retrieve sysout data for a non-existent job
16	Invalid job number or DD for job, retrieval request ignored

Codes relating to restarting jobs

Code	Description
16	The job does not exist for restart
32	Restart processing is not turned on. You must set the ES_JES_RESTART environment variable in order to enable restart processing.

Codes relating to killing jobs

Code	Description
16	The job is not active. Kill request ignored.

Codes relating to IMS command execution

Code	Description
15	Commands must be preceded by a / (forward slash)
16	IMS command failed, no response from TMC

Codes relating to process termination

Code	Description
8	SEP is not an initiator, printer, or IMS MPR

Codes relating to JES and IMS functions

Code	Description
99	JES/IMS support is not enabled for the region, request rejected

Codes relating to security

Code	Description
199	User specified is either not authorized to work with JCL or their password is not correct. Provide valid credentials.

Codes relating to connectivity

Code	Description
15	Cannot connect to region. This might be because the region is not started, or the IP address or port are wrong.