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Functions
F4–Run Next Promotes the current job to run as soon as an executor associated with
its class is available. The function overrides the job’s SELPRI attribute.
(F4 is the same as the BATCHCOM command RUNNEXT JOB.)
You can promote a job with a state of EVENT, READY, TAPE, or TIME.
You cannot promote a job with a state of EXECUTING, RUNNOW,
SPECIAL-n, or SUSPENDED. (See first Caution after this table.)
If only one executor is associated with the job’s class, the job runs after
the currently executing job finishes.
When more than one job has the RUNNEXT state, the scheduler selects
the jobs for execution by their SELPRI attribute. If RUNNEXT jobs have
the same SELPRI attribute, selection is by submission time.
The job does not run if either of these conditions exists:
•
The job has the TAPEDRIVES attribute and requires more drives
than are available. RUNNEXT jobs waiting for tape drives have a
state of TAPE, not RUNNEXT.
•
The class to which the job belongs has the attribute INITIATION OFF.
This attribute prevents jobs in the class from running. To make jobs in
the class available for execution, use the Class Details screen to set
the attribute to INITIATION ON.
Only super-group users (255, n) can perform the F4–Run Next function.
F5–Run Now Executes the current job as soon as you press F5. (F5–Run Now has the
same function as the BATCHCOM command RUNNOW JOB.) The job
runs in any available executor associated with the job’s class. If no
executors are available for the class, the job runs in any available
executor, regardless of class. If no executors are available, the scheduler
creates a temporary executor that is deleted when job execution finishes.
You can perform this function on a job with a state of EVENT, READY,
RUNNEXT, TAPE, or TIME. You cannot perform the function on a job with
a state of EXECUTING, SPECIAL-n, or SUSPENDED. (See second
Caution after this table.)
You can perform this function only if the AT-ALLOWED scheduler attribute
is ON. The default AT-ALLOWED scheduler attribute is OFF.
The job will not run if either of these conditions exists:
•
The job has the TAPEDRIVES attribute and requires more drives
than are available. RUNNOW jobs waiting for tape drives have a
state of TAPE, not RUNNOW.
•
The class to which the job belongs has the attribute INITIATION OFF.
This attribute prevents jobs in the class from running. To make jobs in
the class available for execution, use the Class Details screen to set
the attribute to INITIATION ON.
Only super-group users (255, n) can perform the F5–Run Now function.
Function Description
* Function is available on screen, but not displayed,