JES Queue

Active C Delete Display Filters In Hold Input Job Job No Job No filter Name | Name filter Out Hold Output Pr Printing Queue Status Submitted User User filter

JES Queue

  Use this page to view the spool files that have been created as a result of submitting JCL on this server.

  Note: The title of the page indicates the type of queue that is currently being displayed.

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Job

  Enter a job number in the display field then click this to see details of that job.

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Filters

  Use this group of fields to apply filters to the list of data sets so that you can just view a subset.

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Name filter

  Enter the job name of the job for which you want to view the list of data sets in a queue. You can use a single asterisk as a wild card.

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User filter

  Enter the user ID for which you want to view the list of data sets in a queue. If you did not specify a USER on the JOB card, the user ID is the name of the enterprise server. You can use a single asterisk as a wild card.

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Job No filter

  Enter the job number of the job for which you want to view the list of data sets in a queue. You can use a single asterisk as a wild card.

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Queue

  Click one of the buttons to the right of this field to choose a queue to view.

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Input

  Click this to see the input queue. This lists jobs waiting to start (usually because no initiator for the correct class is currently available).

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In Hold

  Click this to see the held input queue. This lists jobs that are held (HOLD on the JOB card, or Hold button on a job’s entry in the input queue).

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Active

  Click this to see the active jobs queue. This lists jobs that are currently running.

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Output

  Click this to see the output queue. This lists finished jobs whose output is waiting to be sent to an output device (usually because no SYSOUT processor for the correct class is currently available).

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Out Hold

  Click this to see the held output queue. This lists finished jobs whose output data sets are held (Hold button on a job’s entry in the output queue).

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Printing

  Click this to see the printing queue. This lists data sets that are currently being printed.

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Display

  Click this to see details of one of the jobs in the queue. First click the check box to the left of the row describing the job of interest.

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Delete

  Click this to delete one or more of the jobs in the queue. First click the check boxes to the left of the rows describing the jobs you want to delete. To delete all the jobs click the check box to the left of Display; this selects all the jobs.

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Name

  Shows the name of the job as specified on the JOB card.

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Job No

  Shows the number of the job as allocated by JCL Support.

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C

  Shows the class of the job, as specified on the JOB card.

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Pr

  Shows the priority of the job, as specified on the JOB card.

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User

  Shows the user ID under which the job as run. If you did not specify a USER on the JOB card, the user ID is the name of the enterprise server.

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Status

  Shows the current status of the job. The possible values are

  Active | The job is currently being executed
  Dispatched | The job is scheduled to a batch or printer process but not yet actioned (transient state)
  Input Hold | The job is currently held in the input queue: it will not be executed until you release it
  Input Ready | The job is currently in the input queue
  Other | The status is unknown
  Output Hold | The output from the job is held awaiting release
  Output Ready | The output from the job is available to be scheduled
  Parsing | MTO is currently parsing the JCL
  SYSOUT Disp | The output data set is scheduled to an output device but not yet actioned (transient state)
  SYSOUT Hold | The output data set is held awaiting release
  SYSOUT Print | The output data set has been printed but other parts of the job are still pending
  SYSOUT Ready | The output data set is available to be scheduled to an output device

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Submitted

  Shows the date and time when the job was submitted.

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