COMM (Communicate with Multi-User Facility) › COMM STATUS (Print Status of Multi-User Jobs)

COMM STATUS (Print Status of Multi-User Jobs)

The COMM STATUS option displays the status of all jobs operating through the Multi-User Facility. If a job is waiting, the status report shows the reason. When executed through DBUTLTY, that is, COMM OPTION=STATUS, the utility job is always listed in the report with a status of ACTIVE, except in z/OS with a DBSIDPR not specifying XCF.

The COMM STATUS function communicates with one Multi-User Facility. Be aware of the following:

• Ensure that DBUTLTY is communicating with the desired Multi-User Facility by executing DBUTLTY with the same System Identifier module (DBSIDPR) that is being used by the Multi-User Facility, and
• Ensure proper load library concatenation by keeping the System Identifier modules (DBSIDPR) in separate load libraries.

When using a console command, these steps are unnecessary.