XSJOB Scheduling multiple steps

Hi,
We are about to set up an XSJOB scenario in our system and I have some questions around it. It would be great if anyone can shed some light on this.
How do we setup a multiple step job with XSJOB. In ABAP we can set the start time of a job and include multiple steps(programs) in it, each executing after its predecessor step completes.
If we can have steps can we also set dependencies between them? For e.g state whether or not a particular step must wait for a previous step to complete before it can start execution. If there is no dependency it can execute in parallel. Does such a function exist in XSJOB?
Looking forward to responses from you.
Thanks,
Nehal.

Hi Nehal,
Not sure whether there is standard options available to achive the same. But still, you can create a master XSJS and you can manually initiate xsjobs from XSJS itself.
After finishing executing the first job, manually trigger the other job and it goes on.
( Waiting for other direct options )
Sreehari

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