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Setting Up and Maintaining Queues
14.7 Maintaining Queues
Table 14–6 describes the job statuses returned by the SHOW ENTRY command.
Table 14–6 Job Statuses Returned by SHOW ENTRY
Status Description
Aborting Executing job is halting prior to normal completion and
will not continue processing.
Executing Job is executing from a batch queue.
Holding Job is being held in the queue indefinitely. For more
information, see Section 14.7.2.3.
Pending Job is waiting its turn to execute. For more information,
see Section 14.8.2.
Printing Job is executing from a printer or terminal queue.
Processing Job is executing from a server queue.
Retained Job remains in the queue upon completion. For more
information, see Section 14.6.2.3.
Stalled or Suspended Job stopped during processing but should continue when
the cause is resolved.
Starting Job is beginning to be processed.
Timed_release Job is being held in the queue for execution at a specified
time.
Examples
1. The following command displays jobs owned by user GARDNER:
$ SHOW ENTRY/USER_NAME=GARDNER
Entry Jobname Username Blocks Status
----- ------- -------- ------ ------
4 TEST GARDNER Holding
On available batch queue OPAL_BATCH
611 SET GARDNER 140 Pending
On stopped printer queue LQPRINT
2. In the following example, the /FULL qualifier displays job status information,
the time the job was submitted, the file specification, and the job processing
options:
$ SHOW ENTRY/FULL 4,611
Entry Jobname Username Blocks Status
----- ------- -------- ------ ------
4 TEST GARDNER Holding
On available batch queue OPAL_BATCH
Submitted 15-JAN-2000 16:12 /LOG=_$5$DUA1:[GARDNER]TEST.LOG;
/PRIORITY=100
File: _$5$DUA1:[GARDNER]TEST.COM;8
611 SET GARDNER 140 Pending (queue stopped)
On stopped printer queue LQPRINT
Submitted 21-JAN-2000 16:23 /FORM=DEFAULT /PRIORITY=200
File: _$5$DUA1:[GARDNER]SET.TXT;5
File: _$5$DUA1:[GARDNER]WAIT.TXT;1
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