Jobs

The Jobs section lists all of the jobs that are contained in the selected view. From the Jobs table, you can initiate an action on one or more jobs.

This section contains the following columns:

Select

Specifies whether an item is marked for processing. Selecting the check box next to an item indicates that the item should be processed.

Name

Displays the name of the job. Clicking the name of a job opens Quick View, letting you view the properties for the job.

Status

Displays the current status of the job.

Server

Displays the name of the server where the job is defined.

Run Machine

Displays the name of the machine on which the job is running.

Status Time

Displays the time of the last status change.

Select and

Lets you select an action to be performed on the items marked for processing.

The following actions are available:

Start: Sends a STARTJOB event to the job.
Force Start: Sends a FORCE_STARTJOB event that starts the job, regardless of any starting conditions or dependencies set for it.
On Hold: Sends a JOB_ON_HOLD event that instructs the scheduling manager to change the job's status to ON_HOLD.
Off Hold: Sends a JOB_OFF_HOLD event that instructs the scheduling manager to change the job's status to OFF_HOLD.
On Ice: Sends a JOB_ON_ICE event that instructs the scheduling manager to change the job's status to ON_ICE, which is the functional equivalent of deactivating the job definition.
Off Ice: Sends a JOB_OFF_ICE event that instructs the scheduling manager to change the job's status to OFF_ICE, which is the functional equivalent of activating the job definition.
Kill: Sends a KILLJOB event that instructs the scheduling manager to terminate the job.
Release Resources: Releases the resources that are being held by a terminated job. This is applicable only to jobs with a dependency on renewable resources that have been defined with the FREE=N attribute. This command is not available for box jobs. When you select this command, you are prompted to confirm the action.
Send Event: Opens the Send Event dialog so you can define an event to send for the selected job.
Cancel Event: Opens the Cancel Event dialog so you can cancel an event sent for a job using the Send Event command.

This section contains the following icons in the Actions column:

Properties: Displays the job's properties in the Job Properties section.
Edit: Opens Quick Edit in context, so you can edit the properties for the selected job.
Send Reply: Opens the Send Reply dialog, so you can specify a response to an i5/OS agent notification requesting information required for the job run to continue. This icon appears only for i5/OS jobs with a Waiting for Reply status.

This section contains the following button:

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