JCL spool job details
The following fields are displayed on the <job-number> tab:
- Job ID
- The ID of the job as allocated by the job spooler.
- Job Name
- The name of the job as specified on the JOB card.
- User
- The user ID under which the job was run. If you did not specify a USER on the JOB card, the user ID is the name of the enterprise server.
- Status
- Displays the current status of the job. The possible values are:
- Active
- The job is currently being executed.
- Complete
- The file has been printed.
- 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 Held
- The output from the job is held awaiting release.
- Output Ready
- The output from the job is available to be scheduled.
- Parsing
- MSS is currently parsing the JCL.
- SYSOUT Disp
- The output data set is scheduled to an output device but not yet actioned (transient state).
- SYSOUT Print
- The output file is currently being printed.
- SYSOUT Hold
- The output data set is held awaiting release.
- SYSOUT Ready
- The output data set is available to be scheduled to an output device.
- COND
- Used to test return codes from previous job steps to determine whether to bypass this job step.
- Class
- The class of the job, as specified on the JOB card. If you want to change the class of the file, specify the new class, and
then click
(Save changes).
- Priority
- The priority of the file, as specified on the JOB card. If you want to change the priority of the file, use the arrows provided,
and then click
(Save changes).
- File
- The full path of the file containing the JCL that was run.
- Messages
- Lists the messages for this job.
- DD Entries
- This table displays the following information:
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- Status
- Displays the current status of the job. The possible values are listed above.
- Class
- The class of the job, as specified on the JOB card.
- DD Name
- The name of the data set produced by the job step; the first entry is always for the system log, sys.log.
- Step
- Displays the name of the job step that produced this file.
- Step Number
- Displays the number of the job step that produced this file.
- Proc Step
- Displays the number of the procedure step, where an output data set was created by a step in a procedure.
- Records
- Displays the number of records in the output file.
- Actions
- Enables you to perform one of the following actions:
- View Click to view the content of the DD entry. The maximum number of lines returned will never exceed 99999.
- Edit
- Delete