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Field Descriptions
You can alter the HOLD attribute of an existing job with a state of EVENT, READY,
RUNNEXT, SPECIAL-n, TIME, or TAPE. You cannot alter the attribute if the job has a
state of EXECUTING or SUSPENDED.
A job with the EVERY attribute might accumulate a job backlog while it is on hold.
When you set the HOLD attribute to OFF, the job runs repeatedly until the backlog is
cleared. For information on preventing the backlog from running, see F10–Activate on
page 6-167.
A job with the CALENDAR attribute does not accumulate a job backlog while it is on
hold. When you set the HOLD attribute to OFF, the job runs only when the attribute
condition is next satisfied.
If you submit a job without specifying its HOLD attribute, the job adopts the attribute
HOLD OFF.
Lines
Use the Lines field to set the MAXPRINTLINES job attribute. The attribute specifies the
maximum number of print lines for the job output file. Because the attribute is, in effect,
a spooler attribute, it is effective only if the output file is a spooler process.
To set the attribute, enter an integer in the range 120 through 65534 specifying the
maximum number of print lines. To specify no maximum, enter NOMAX.
If you submit a job without specifying its MAXPRINTLINES attribute, the job adopts the
DEFAULT-MAXPRINTLINES scheduler attribute. To display this scheduler attribute,
use the Scheduler Info screen.
The MAXPRINTLINES job attribute applies to the job log file and the output of each
process started by the job.
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If the job log file fills, the spooler logs error code 45 (“File is full”) to the scheduler
log file but continues processing the job.
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If a TACL process or NBEXEC process is the executor program and the process
output file fills, the job is stopped. All processes started by the job are also
stopped. If the executor program is not a TACL process or NBEXEC process,
whether the job is stopped depends on how the process handles spooler error
code 45.
The attribute is overridden by the MAXPRINTPAGES job attribute if the number of
pages specified by MAXPRINTPAGES converts to fewer lines. For example,
MAXPRINTPAGES 8 (480 lines) overrides MAXPRINTLINES 600. To avoid conflicting
attributes, specify MAXPRINTLINES or MAXPRINTPAGES, not both.
Y Yes specifies the attribute HOLD ON. The job is placed on hold as soon as you submit it.
The job is flagged with a state of SPECIAL-1 and does not run until you change the
attribute to HOLD OFF.
N No specifies the attribute HOLD OFF. The job is available for execution as soon as you
submit it.