Check Status of a job step

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how to check the true status of a job step.

Using tables TBTCP , or FM BP_JOB_READ what i can come to know is the status of a job step to be 'P" ie Scheduled even when the job containing that step has finished succesfully(Status from TBTCO ).

My Job has 3 steps.

I want to know the status of my 1st job step and based on the status (either Aborted or Finished) i want it to proceed further n execute the 2nd step.and so on.

IS any there way out??

Answers will be rewarded,

regards,

Rohan