JBSTART – Application details

The JBSTART statement describes the application level information, based on the ADSTART statement and using all the same keywords, except for ADID. ADID is ignored and replaced with a name formed by PFX, the job name, and SFX.

In addition to the JB versions of the ADSTART keywords, the JBSTART command also supports the following keywords from the ADDJOB command:
COMPSUCC
Specifies how to manage completed successors.
CPDEPR
Specifies whether to resolve dependencies.
CRITERIA
Specifies the dependency resolution criteria.
DEPTIME
Specifies the input arrival time to consider for resolving dependencies.
EXTLINK
Specifies which elements to use to identify an external predecessor.
HOLD
Specifies whether to hold the job that was added.
IA
Specifies the Input Arrival with which to submit the occurrence.
INTLINK
Specifies which elements to use to identify an internal predecessor.
JCL
Provides external JCL to the submitted job.
PFX
Specifies the prefix to use for the application name.
SFX
Specifies the suffix to use for the application name.
UPDATE
Determines whether to actually perform the updates, or just trial the process to see what actions would have been taken.

For detailed information about these keywords, see ADDJOB – Add job to the current plan.