Can I make SST/Sysview notify me when job is completed?

Question

I am monitoring a job using Sysview on our glorious IBM mainframe. Can I somehow make the tool or the mainframe just notify me once the job is done, or will I have to sit around and poll it for hours?

Answer 1

You could add a last step to your batch job that does an IEBGENER to send an email or text message via an OUTPUT statement pointed to by the SYSUT2 DD. Use the MAILTO parameter of the OUTPUT statement.

I admit this is pretty clunky. You might want to communicate your desire to the IBM Rational folks, either as a marketing requirement or a SHARE requirement.

Answer 2

You can make use of SMTP utility in JCL and have the data to be present on email in corresponding DDs. I'm not having syntax here but do lemme know if you need.