How to prevent Control-M/Server to send a "NOTOK" alert when "DO RERUN" is used for the job - STATUS SET TO NOTOK AS A RESULT OF DO RERUN?

How to prevent Control-M/Server to send a "NOTOK" alert when "DO RERUN" is used for the job - STATUS SET TO NOTOK AS A RESULT OF DO RERUN?

Knowledge Article

Article Number

000325573

Old Article Number

000125091

Article Type

Solutions to a Product Problem

Title

How to prevent Control-M/Server to send a "NOTOK" alert when "DO RERUN" is used for the job - STATUS SET TO NOTOK AS A RESULT OF DO RERUN?

Summary

How to prevent Control-M/Server to send a "NOTOK" alert when "DO RERUN" is used for the job - STATUS SET TO NOTOK AS A RESULT OF DO RERUN?

Product

Control-M/Server for UNIX and Microsoft Windows

Component

Control-M/Server for UNIX and Microsoft Windows

Applies to

All versions of Control-M/Server for UNIX and Microsoft Windows

Problem

- When the Control-M Job is defined to perform a "DO RERUN", the job will be set to NOTOK status before executing the RERUN
- The following message is recorded in the Control-M Job log:
STATUS SET TO NOTOK AS A RESULT OF DO RERUN
- This will also send an NOTOK Alert that the Job Ended Not OK.

Cause

Control-M/Server need to set the job to NOTOK before performing a RERUN.
For more explanation, refer to article 000026347

Solution

- To avoid getting the NOTOK alert due to the execution of the DO RERUN, please add another "On Do" to set the Job to OK after the "DO RERUN".
- This will prevent the Control-M/Server to send out any "NOTOK" alert due to the "DO RERUN" task.

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