I have a DS job which has 4 different dataset files as inputs. If one of those files happens to be missing one day (it could happen) then the job blows up. Is there any way to simply ignore the non-existence of the file and continue processing with the others? I know that with Sequential files there is such an option but I can find nothing like that for dataset files.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Missing dataset file
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Only by checking prior to starting the job, for example using Execute Command activities in the controlling sequence. There is absolutely no way to require a job to ignore a missing Data Set. The sequence-based approach would have to direct control to one of a number of jobs that handle different combinations of existing Data Sets. Not pretty.
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Re: Missing dataset file
What about this assertion:
Is that some new functionality I haven't seen mentioned before?pk7 wrote:I know that with Sequential files there is such an option
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