Can we use DBMS_JOB.BROKEN IN PL/SQL CODE

Question

HI
below is my code
CREATE OR REPLACE procedure dept_insert1 is
X NUMBER;
y number;
BROKEN_FLAG CHAR(1);
begin
Select count(*) into Y from dept1;
if y < 20 then
SELECT trim(BROKEN) INTO BROKEN_FLAG FROM USER_JOBS WHERE JOB='1517';
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('FLAG.....'||BROKEN_FLAG);
IF BROKEN_FLAG='Y' THEN
DBMS_JOB.BROKEN(1517,FALSE);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('FLAG.....1'||BROKEN_FLAG);
DBMS_JOB.RUN(1517);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('FLAG.....2'||BROKEN_FLAG);
END IF;
for i in 1..5
loop
insert into dept1 values (i,'DEPT'||i,'India');
commit;
end loop;
end if;
DBMS_JOB.BROKEN(1517,TRUE);
End;
i have 2 jobs --
1st is validation job and second will excute if 1st compelete successfully.
so hw can we do that??
i did in following way --
i created 2nd job and load it then set broken flag is Y then i called that job in my 1st job ..above is my proc which i using in my 1st job.
but my 1st job fails every time and unable to broken flag =n for second job
Reply ASAP

Answer 1

1st is validation job and second will excute if 1st compelete successfully.
so hw can we do that??using DBMS_JOBs to implement this sort of workflow is rather difficult because it is hard to co-ordinate these things, being as how they are background processes and don't talk nicely with each other.
One way is to just have one job which calls a wrapping procedure which executes the procedure from the first job and then conditionally executes the code from the second job. This is the easiest way so I presume you have a good reason for not implementing things this way.
Alternatively you could build a progress tracking table. the code in the first job sets a status flag. The code in the second jobs checks this flag to determine whether to continue with its processing or abend.
Cheers, APC