Backup and Restore 2 Manual

BRCOM Commands

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STATUS JOB Command

Use the STATUS JOB command to display current status information about a job ID.

jobid

is a valid unique job identifier with a maximum of eight characters. The characters

can be alphabetic, numeric, wild-card (* or ?), or a combination. The first character

cannot be numeric. Job IDs are not case-sensitive.

You can use asterisks (*) or question marks (?) as wild-card characters in a job ID.

The asterisk can represent from zero through eight unspecified characters in the

position you place it. The question mark represents only one character in the

position you place it.

For example:

A1234567

aaaaaaaa

abcdEFG

I607

I*07

I???

out-file

specifies where the report is displayed or written. You can name a disk file or a

device such as a printer or terminal. If not specified, the information is sent to your

current default output file (usually your home terminal).

BRIEF | DETAIL

specifies what information you want returned. BRIEF, the default, displays one line

of status for each job. For more details about each job, use the DETAIL option. For

more information,

see Using BRCOM to Display Current Status for a Job

on page 8-1

Guideline

The DMA updates the status information for all states. However, the DMA does not

update status information if the DMA stops before the end of the job or if a processor

fails.

STATUS JOB jobid [ , OUT out-file ][ , BRIEF | DETAIL ]