Work with Job Queue (WRKJOBQ)
| Where allowed to run: All environments (*ALL) Threadsafe: No |
Parameters Examples Error messages |
The Work with Job Queues (WRKJOBQ) command shows the overall status of all job queues or the detailed status of a specific job queue. Also, this command allows the user to work with the overall status of all job queues that match the qualified generic name specified. The status of the queues may change while the command is being run.
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Parameters
| Keyword | Description | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOBQ | Job queue | Single values: *ALL Other values: Qualified object name |
Optional, Positional 1 |
| Qualifier 1: Job queue | Generic name, name | ||
| Qualifier 2: Library | Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB, *ALL | ||
| OUTPUT | Output | Optional, Positional 2 |
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Job queue (JOBQ)
Specifies that all job queues are to be displayed, or specifies the job queue whose status is to be displayed.
Note: When a generic job queue name is specified and qualified with a library name, the overall status of all the job queues that match the generic name is shown even if there is only one job queue that matches the generic name.
Single values
- *ALL
- Status of all job queues is displayed with information about each job queue. If *ALL is specified, no value can be specified for a library name because *ALL provides a list of all job queues in every library on the system.
Qualifier 1: Job queue
- generic-name
- Specify the generic name of the job queues for which detailed status information are displayed. A list of all jobs on the job queue is displayed with information about each job.
- name
- Specify the name of the job queue for which detailed status information is displayed. A list of all jobs on the job queue is displayed with information about each job.
Qualifier 2: Library
- *LIBL
- All libraries in the library list for the current thread are searched until the first match is found.
- *CURLIB
- The current library for the thread is searched. If no library is specified as the current library for the thread, the QGPL library is searched.
- *ALL
- All libraries in the system, including QSYS, are searched.
Note: When *ALL is specified for the library, the overall status of the job queues is shown even if only one job queue is found.
- name
- Specify the name of the library where the job queue is located.
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Output (OUTPUT)
Specifies whether the output from the command is displayed at the requesting work station or printed with the job's spooled output.
- *
- If the request is made by a work station user, the output is displayed. If the request is from a batch job, the output is printed.
- The output is printed with the job's spooled output.
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Examples
Example 1: Displaying Status Information of a Specific Job Queue
WRKJOBQ JOBQ(QGPL/QBATCH)
This command shows the detailed status information about the job queue named QBATCH in the QGPL library. Each job on the QBATCH job queue is identified by job name, user name, and job number; the job's priority and status are also shown.
Example 2: Searching for Job Queues Using a Generic Name
WRKJOBQ JOBQ(QGPL/QBAT*)
This command allows the user to show and work with the overall status information of the job queues whose names start with 'QBAT' and exist in the QGPL library.
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Error messages
*ESCAPE Messages
- CPF2207
- Not authorized to use object &1 in library &3 type *&2.
- CPF3302
- Override of print file &1 to file &2 not valid.
- CPF3307
- Job queue &1 in &2 not found.
- CPF3330
- Necessary resource not available.
- CPF7D41
- Error occurred while logging order assistance request.
- CPF7D42
- Error occurred while performing database operation.
- CPF9845
- Error occurred while opening file &1.
- CPF9846
- Error while processing file &1 in library &2.
- CPF9871
- Error occurred while processing.
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