Use this page to view details of an output file from a job and to change control information for the file.
RELEASE Click this to release a held file, so that its status can be changed. This button changes to a
HOLD button when you click it.
HOLD Click this to hold the file, so that its status cannot be changed. This button changes to a
RELEASED button when you click it.
SAVE Click this to save any changes made.
- Name
- The name of the job as specified on the JOB card.
- 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 scheduled to an output device but not yet actioned (transient state).
- SYSOUT Ready
- The output data set is available to be scheduled to an output device.
- 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
click
SAVE.
- Priority
- The priority of the file, as specified on the JOB card. If you want to change the priority of the file, specify the new priority
and click
SAVE.
- File
- The full path of the file containing the JCL that was run.
- 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.