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Use Commands to Modify the Job Control Panel

You can issue some of the commands as primary commands or line commands, while others are valid only when you issue them as primary commands.

To issue a command as a primary command, enter it in the Command field, followed by the name of the job you want the command to affect. To issue a command as a line command, enter it in the prefix area that precedes the desired job.

You may issue the following commands from the Job Control panel.

C

Cancel. Deletes all output for the job.

Valid Primary Command: Yes

Valid Line Command: Yes

D

DDnames. Causes the ddname control panel for the job to appear.

Valid Primary Command: Yes

Valid Line Command: Yes

L

Locate. Scrolls the panel so that the specified job appears at the top of the panel.

Valid Primary Command: Yes

Valid Line Command: Yes

S

Select job. Accesses a special panel of information about the selected job. In the Current Settings column on the panel, you can view the current field values of the job. In the New Settings column, you can update any of the modifiable fields of the job.

Valid Primary Command: Yes

Valid Line Command: Yes

SORT field, SORTA field, SORTD field

Sorts the jobs in the specified order. The value you specify for field can be any field name on the Job Control panel. If you specify SORT or SORTA, CA OPS/MVS sorts the jobs in ascending order; if you specify SORTD, CA OPS/MVS sorts the jobs in descending order.

For example, to sort the jobs by number of lines in descending order, issue this command:

SORTD LINES

Valid Primary Command: Yes

Valid Line Command: No