System values: Jobs overview
You can use IBM® i jobs system values to view or change system-level job limits and other job defaults.
To access the jobs category of system values from System i® Navigator, select Configuration and Services and then select System Values.
System i Navigator uses descriptive names for system values. The following table provides a quick overview of the jobs system values available in System i Navigator (and their counterparts in the character-based interface).
Name in System i Navigator | Description of system value | Name in character-based interface |
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Allocate storage at restart | This system value specifies the storage used at restart for active and total jobs. | QACTJOB, QTOTJOB |
Allocate additional storage as needed | This system value specifies the additional storage allocated for active jobs and total jobs. | QADLACTJ, QADLTOTJ |
Allow jobs to be interrupted to run user-defined exit programs | This system value specifies how the system responds to user-initiated requests to interrupt a job to run a user-defined exit program in that job. | QALWJOBITP |
Time-out interval for disconnected jobs | This system value specifies the time-out interval for disconnected jobs. | QDSCJOBITV |
Maximum time for immediate end | This system value specifies the maximum amount of time for application cleanup during the immediate ending of a job. | QENDJOBLMT |
Time-out interval for inactive jobs | This system value specifies the time-out interval for inactive jobs. | QINACTITV |
When job reaches time-out | This system value specifies the action to take when an inactive job reaches time-out. | QINACTMSGQ |
When a maximum size is reached | This system value specifies the action to take when the maximum job log size is reached. | QJOBMSGQFL |
Maximum job log size | This system value specifies the maximum job log size. | QJOBMSGQMX |
Initial printer output block size | This system value controls the initial size of a spooling control block (SCB). | QJOBSPLA |
Produce printer output for job log | This system value specifies how the job log is produced when a job completes. | QLOGOUTPUT |
Maximum jobs | This system value specifies the maximum number of jobs. | QMAXJOB |
Maximum printer output files | This system value specifies the maximum number of printer output files allowed for a job. | QMAXSPLF |
When a function in a multi-threaded job is not threadsafe | This system value specifies the action to take when a function is not threadsafe. | QMLTTHDACN |
Detach printer output after jobs have ended | This system value specifies whether spooled files are kept with a job or detached from the job. | QSPLFACN |