Use this page to view the spool files that have been created as a result of submitting JCL on this server.
The spool is displayed as a paginated list which can be navigated through using the left and right arrows and by specifying
a page and the number of spool records to display.
Note: Rows that have an
Output Type of
Active or
Dispatch can be cancelled, otherwise they can be deleted.
- Name
- Enter the job name of the job for which you want to view the list of data sets in a queue. You can use a single asterisk as
a wild card.
- Merged Spool Index
- The merged spool index identifier.
- Job ID
- The job number of the job for which you want to view the list of data sets in a queue. You can use a single asterisk as a
wild card.
- Class
- The class of the job, as specified on the JOB card.
- User
- The user ID for which you want to view the list of data sets in a queue. If you did not specify a USER on the JOB card, the
user ID is the name of the enterprise server. You can use a single asterisk as a wild card.
- Condition Code
- The condition code returned by the job.
- Submitted
- The date and time when the job was submitted.
- Started
- The date and time when the job was started.
- Completed
- The date and time when the job was completed.
- MPR
- Message Processing Region (MPR) associated with the job.
- Priority
- The priority of the job, as specified on the JOB card.
- Message Class
- The area under Page and File contains all the messages that were output by the JES system during the running of the job, in
chronological order.
- Process ID
- The Process ID (or PID) of the job.
- Codeset
- The codeset of the output file.
- Restart Count
- The number of times the job was restarted.
- File
- The full path of the file containing the JCL that was run.
- Region
- The name of the
enterprise server region on which the JCL was run.
Filters
You can filter the list by clicking
Filter. Selecting from the filter options, and then click
Apply.
- Merged Spool
- Check this to filter the merged spool file.
- Merged Spool Index
- Enter the merged spool index identifier.
- Name
- Enter the job name of the job for which you want to view the list of data sets in a queue. You can use a single asterisk as
a wild card.
- User
- The user ID for which you want to view the list of data sets in a queue. If you did not specify a USER on the JOB card, the
user ID is the name of the enterprise server. You can use a single asterisk as a wild card.
- Job Number
- The job number of the job for which you want to view the list of data sets in a queue. You can use a single asterisk as a
wild card.
- Class
- The class of the job, as specified on the JOB card.
- Cond
- The condition code of the job.
- Output Types
-
- Input
- Jobs waiting to start. Typically, because no initiator for the correct class is currently available.
- All
- Check this to check all output and queue types.
- In Hold
- The Held Input queue. This lists jobs that are held. Specified as HOLD on the JOB card, or Hold button on a job's entry in
the input queue.
- Dispatch
- Click this to see the Dispatch queue. This lists jobs that are scheduled to a batch or printer process but not yet actioned,
otherwise known as a transient state.
- Active
- Click this to see the Active queue. This lists jobs that are currently running.
- Complete
- Click this to see the complete queue. This lists data sets with the following statuses:
- Queue
- This lists data sets with the following statuses:
-
- Output
- The output files waiting to be printed (usually waiting for a printer for the correct class to be available).
- Out Hold
- The output files that are held (Hold button on a job's entry in the Complete Queue).
- Printed
- The output files currently being printed.
- Sorted By
- You can specify the fields to sort in ascending order or check
Descending to reverse the order:
- Name
- Job ID
- Submitted
- User
- Class
- Condition Code
- Descending
- Check this to sort the output in descending order.
- Submitted From
- Limit the result to Job Submitted after the given date.
- Submitted To
- Limit the result to Job Submitted before the given date.
- Started From
- Limit the result to Job Started after the given date.
- Started To
- Limit the result to Job Started before the given date.
- Ended From
- Limit the result to Job Ended after the given date.
- Ended To
- Limit the result to Job Ended before the given date.
- Load on navigation
- Check this to load the enterprise server region's spool when navigating to this page. This will filter based on the previously
selected conditions.
Click
Apply to apply the selected filters to the spool list.
Click
Reset to restore the previously applied filters.
Click
Defaults to display the following options:
- Reset Default Filter
- Resets the spool filter configuration to the product default for all users.
- Set Current Filter as Default
- Saves the current spool filter configuration as the default for all users.
- Reload Default Filter
- Reloads the default spool filter configuration. Taking this action will also reset the spool list.