Dataset Requirement

[Sweta Basa]

I have a job defined which looks for a dataset requirement. The job comes into the queue with the dataset requirement, but the requirement never gets posted even if the dataset gets created on mainframe.

The dataset is a SMF related dataset and does not get created by a job which run on CA7. 

While creating the dataset, I have given the POST AT CLOSE TIME as N and SMF FEEDBACK REQUIRED: N 

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Thanks and Regards
Sweta Basa
Kyndryl
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[joe.ploeger]

Hi Sweta..

Your doing external dataset triggering here. You should definitely change Post at close time to Y since the job is out of CA-7's control. Instead of waiting for the job creating the dataset to complete, it will execute immediately after CA-7 detects the dataset has been created (as long as it's defined to the SASSXDSN). Hope that makes sense. If you are using Internal dataset triggering (a CA-7 job creates the trigger), then Post should be set to N..

Hope this helps,  -Joe
Dept of Veteran's Affairs

[Luc Savard]

We had this exact same issue. When we migrated our mainframe to IBM's zCloud, IBM started creating an SMF file containing the previous day's SMF data, this data is fed to various applications daily. However, IBM creates the dataset outside of CA7, so the dataset is not known to CA7, and can't be used for triggering nor requirement posting.
Instead, this dataset has to be added to CA7's 'External Dataset Tracking Table'. We already were using that Table, so it was a matter of adding it to the Table, but an Assemble/Compile of a module was required and also a recycle of CA7/ICOM (not sure if both recycles are needed to load the updated module - LLA Refresh may also be needed). Broadcom Support should be able to assist.

Luc Savard
State of NJ
CA7 Admin       ​

[joe.ploeger]

Enter the CAS9 refresh command AFTER the assm/link Luc mentions is performed:
/s cas9,keys=null,rims=7,ca7sf=dsn

where RIMS7 contains a refresh on CA7 r12.1
 PRODUCT(CA 7)                                    VERSION(L2C1) -
         PARM(REINIT)

and CA7SFDSN performs an update on the relinked member:
CA71  UPDATE  XDSN(SASSXDSN)

That will do the trick