The Change Job using Job Scheduler (CHGJOBJS) command allows you to change an entry in the job schedule. Jobs can be a single job or a member of a group of jobs or an application. You can use this command to schedule a batch job to be submitted once, at a regular interval and so on, based on the schedule code you specify. You can schedule jobs with user-defined calendars, holiday exception calendars and fiscal year calendars.

The job schedule entry contains all of the information needed to submit the job, including the command the job runs, the job description and user profile under which the job is run, the job queue to which the job is submitted, the message queue to which messages are sent and so on.

At the date and time you specify or Advanced Job Scheduler calculates, the job is submitted to the specified job queue. This command does not guarantee that the job will begin running at the scheduled time, however. The job will not begin running if the job queue is held or attached to an inactive subsystem, or if the maximum number of active jobs allowed to run in the subsystem or on the system at one time has been reached.

Each job schedule entry is identified by a user-defined job, which is specified for the Job entry (JOB) parameter of this command.

Restrictions:

• You must have use (*USE) authority to the job description and the user profile.
• You must have *USE and add (*ADD) authorities to the message queue.
• You must have read (*READ) authority to the job queue and to all libraries associated with the specified objects.
• You must have *USE authority to the *ADDJOB function.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
JOB	Job entry	Element list	Required, Key, Positional 1
	Element 1: Job	Name
	Element 2: Group	Name, *NONE
	Element 3: Group sequence	1-99, *NONE
APP	Application	Name, *SAME, *NONE, *JOBCTL	Optional
SCDCDE	Schedule code	*SAME, *DAILY, *CALENDAR, *DATE, *DAY, *NUMDAY, *MINUTES, *ONCE, *MONTHEND, *FIRST, *SECOND, *THIRD, *FOURTH, *FIFTH, *LAST, *FIRSTWRK, *LASTWRK, *ALTERNATE, *NONE, *JOBCTL	Optional
TIME	Scheduled time	Single values: *SAME Other values (up to 10 repetitions): 0-2400	Optional
ITVMIN	Interval	1-720, *SAME	Optional
CAL	Calendar	Name, *SAME, *NONE, *JOBCTL	Optional
HDYCAL	Holiday calendar	Name, *SAME, *NONE, *JOBCTL	Optional
FSCCAL	Fiscal calendar	Name, *SAME, *NONE, *JOBCTL	Optional
DAY	Days	Single values: *SAME, *ALL, *NONE Other values (up to 7 repetitions): *MON, *TUE, *WED, *THU, *FRI, *SAT, *SUN	Optional
SNGDAY	Single day	*SAME, *MON, *TUE, *WED, *THU, *FRI, *SAT, *SUN	Optional
ITVDAY	Interval	1-99, *SAME	Optional
DATE	Dates of the year	Single values: *SAME Other values (up to 13 repetitions): Decimal number	Optional
SNGDATE	Single date	Decimal number, *SAME, *NEXT	Optional
SAVE	Save	*SAME, *YES, *NO	Optional
DAYMONTH	Day of the month	Single values: *SAME Other values (up to 13 repetitions): Decimal number	Optional
WRKDAY	Working days	*SAME, *NO, *YES	Optional
FSCPERIOD	Fiscal period	Single values: *SAME, *ALL Other values (up to 13 repetitions): 1-13	Optional
TEXT	Text	Character value, *SAME, *NONE	Optional
RMTLOCNAME	Remote location name	Name, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *LCL	Optional
RANGE	Schedule range	Element list	Optional
	Element 1: Start time and date	Element list
	Element 1: Beginning time	0-2400, *SAME, *NONE
	Element 2: Beginning date	Character value, *SAME, *NONE
	Element 2: End time and date	Element list
	Element 1: Ending time	0-2400, *SAME, *NONE
	Element 2: Ending date	Character value, *SAME, *NONE
MAXRUN	Maximum run time	1-9999, *SAME, *NOMAX	Optional
PGRRCPNORM	Notification normal	Single values: *NONE Other values: Element list	Optional
	Element 1: Notification recipient	Name, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *ONCALL
	Element 2: Notification message	Character value, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *COMP
PGRRCPABN	Notification abnormal	Single values: *NONE Other values: Element list	Optional
	Element 1: Notification recipient	Name, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *ONCALL
	Element 2: Notification message	Character value, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *COMP
PGRRCPSTR	Notification start job	Single values: *NONE Other values: Element list	Optional
	Element 1: Notification recipient	Name, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *ONCALL
	Element 2: Start limit	1-999, *JOBCTL, *SAME
ALTJOB	Alternate job	Single values: *SAME, *NONE Other values: Element list	Optional
	Element 1: Job	Name
	Element 2: Group	Name, *NONE
	Element 3: Group sequence	1-99, *NONE
RPTDSTID	Report distribution ID	Name, *SAME, *NONE	Optional
RCYACN	Recovery action	*SAME, *JOBCTL, *SBMRLS, *SBMHLD, *NOSBM	Optional
JOBD	Job description	Single values: *SAME, *JOBCTL, *USRPRF Other values: Qualified object name	Optional
	Qualifier 1: Job description	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
JOBQ	Job queue	Single values: *SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD Other values: Qualified object name	Optional
	Qualifier 1: Job queue	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
JOBPTY	Job priority (on JOBQ)	1-9, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD	Optional
OUTPTY	Output priority (on OUTQ)	1-9, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD	Optional
PRTDEV	Print device	Name, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *CURRENT, *USRPRF, *SYSVAL, *JOBD	Optional
OUTQ	Output queue	Single values: *SAME, *JOBCTL, *USRPRF, *DEV, *JOBD Other values: Qualified object name	Optional
	Qualifier 1: Output queue	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
USER	User	Name, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *CURRENT, *JOBD	Optional
PRTTXT	Print text	Character value, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *BLANK, *JOBD, *SYSVAL	Optional
RTGDTA	Routing data	Character value, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD	Optional
CURLIB	Current library	Name, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *USRPRF, *CRTDFT	Optional
LIBL	Library list	Name, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD, *SYSVAL, *NONE	Optional
LOG	Message logging	Element list	Optional
	Element 1: Level	0-4, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD
	Element 2: Severity	0-99, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD
	Element 3: Text	*SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD, *MSG, *SECLVL, *NOLIST
LOGCLPGM	Log CL program commands	*SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD, *YES, *NO	Optional
INQMSGRPY	Inquiry message reply	*SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD, *RQD, *DFT, *SYSRPYL	Optional
HOLD	Hold on job queue	*SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD, *YES, *NO	Optional
SWS	Job switches	Character value, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD	Optional
MSGQ	Message queue	Single values: *SAME, *JOBCTL, *USRPRF, *NONE Other values: Qualified object name	Optional
	Qualifier 1: Message queue	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
ACGCDE	Accounting code	Character value, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *JOBD, *USRPRF, *BLANK	Optional
RUNPTY	Run priority	01-99, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *NOCHG	Optional
INLASPGRP	Initial ASP group	Name, *SAME, *JOBCTL, *CURRENT, *JOBD, *NONE	Optional

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Job entry (JOB)

Specifies the name of the job schedule entry that you want to change. You must specify a job name and alternately can specify a group to which the job belongs as well as a sequence number for the job within the group.

The first job of a group must be sequence number 1. Subsequent sequence numbers should leave gaps (10, 20, 30 and so on) to allow job insertions if necessary.

This is a required parameter.

Element 1: Job

name

Specify the user-defined name of the job schedule entry that you want to change.

Element 2: Group

*NONE

The job is not assigned to a group.

name

Specify the user-defined name of the group to which the job belongs.

Element 3: Group sequence

*NONE

There is not a sequence number assigned to the job.

1-99

Specify the sequence number of the job within the group.

Application (APP)

Specifies the name of the application to which the job specified for the Job (JOB) parameter belongs.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The application specified in the job controls is used as the application for this job.

*NONE

There is no application specified for this job.

name

Specify the name of the application to which the job that you are changing belongs.

Schedule code (SCDCDE)

Specifies the schedule code that you want to assign to the job.

Note: The days that a job runs as a result of selecting a schedule code can be modified by selecting a calendar in one of the calendar fields. You can review calendars by going to the Job Controls (JSJOBCTL) menu and selecting the calendar type you want to review.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*DAILY

The job is scheduled to run on a daily basis or on selected days every week. For example, it may be scheduled to run on Wednesday only, or every day of the week.

*CALENDAR

You are using a calendar to schedule the job. Calendars are specified in the Work with Calendars display.

*DATE

The job is scheduled to run on specific dates throughout the year. They are kept in the system in month day (MMDD) or day month (DDMM) format depending on the system value and will be submitted on the specified dates. Up to 13 dates can be scheduled.

*DAY

The job is to be run on particular calendar days of the month, every month. These are entered in day (dd) format.

*NUMDAY

The job runs every specified number of days. The number of days specified can range from 1 to 99.

Note: If the scheduled time to run is greater than the current time, Advanced Job Scheduler will count that time as a whole day (if you enter an Advanced Job Scheduler job on Monday at 3:00 p.m. to run every 2 days at 5:00 p.m., the job will run the first time on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.).

*MINUTES

The job runs every specified number of minutes. The number of minutes is based on the number of minutes specified for the Interval (ITVMIN) parameter.

*ONCE

The job is to be run once. The Save (SAVE) parameter indicates whether the job is to be saved (*YES) or deleted (*NO) after it is run. If it is a job group, the SAVE parameter will not be shown and will assume saved (*YES). The date that the job is scheduled to be run is specified for the Single date (SNGDATE) parameter. Leaving the date blank will run the job when the scheduled time is reached.

*MONTHEND

The job runs on the last day of the month.

*FIRST

The job is to run on the first designated day of every month or specified fiscal period. This option is used in conjunction with the Single day (SNGDAY) parameter. For instance, if *TUE is specified for the SNGDAY parameter, the job will be scheduled to run on the first Tuesday of each month.

*SECOND

The job is to run on the second designated day of every month or specified fiscal period. This option is used in conjunction with the SNGDAY parameter. For instance, if *TUE is specified for the SNGDAY parameter, the job will be scheduled to run on the second Tuesday of each month.

*THIRD

The job is to run on the third designated day of every month or specified fiscal period. This option is used in conjunction with the SNGDAY parameter. For instance, if *TUE is specified for the SNGDAY parameter, the job will be scheduled to run on the third Tuesday of each month.

*FOURTH

The job is to run on the fourth designated day of every month or specified fiscal period. This option is used in conjunction with the SNGDAY parameter. For instance, if *TUE is specified for the SNGDAY parameter, the job will be scheduled to run on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

*FIFTH

The job is to run on the fifth designated day of every month or specified fiscal period. This option is used in conjunction with the SNGDAY parameter. For instance, if *TUE is specified for the SNGDAY parameter, the job will be scheduled to run on the fifth Tuesday of each month.

Note: If there is not a fifth occurrence in a month, the job will not run and will be scheduled for the next time there is a fifth occurrence of a selected day in a month.

*LAST

The job is to run on the last designated day of every month or specified fiscal period. This option is used in conjunction with the SNGDAY parameter. For instance, if *TUE is specified for the SNGDAY parameter, the job will be scheduled to run on the last Tuesday of each month.

*FIRSTWRK

The job is to run on the first working day of every month or specified fiscal period. This option is used in conjunction with the Working daysfield in the system controls.

*LASTWRK

The job is to run on the last working day of every month or specified fiscal periods. This option is used in conjunction with the Working daysfield in the system controls.

*ALTERNATE

The job is to run when a regular job terminates abnormally and has this job defined as its alternate job.

*NONE

The job is not a scheduled job. It can be a member of a group job waiting for submission, a job waiting for a predecessor job to run, or a job waiting for manual submission by a user.

Note: The schedule code *NONE replaces the schedule code *DEPJOB which was used in releases prior to V4R2.

*JOBCTL

The job is scheduled to run based on the schedule code specified in the job controls.

Scheduled time (TIME)

Specifies the time or times that you want the job to process on specified days. Times are entered in hour, minute (HHMM) format and can range from 0001 to 2400 (midnight).

You can enter multiple values for this parameter.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

0-2400

Specify the time that you want Advanced Job Scheduler to submit the job.

Interval (ITVMIN)

Specifies the number of minutes that you want to use as an interval with the *MINUTES schedule code.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

1-720

Specify the number of minutes between submissions of the job.

Calendar (CAL)

Specifies the name of the calendar that you want to use to schedule the job. A calendar is a user-defined set of days or dates that can be used with all schedule codes except *NONE, *ALTERNATE and *NUMDAY. Calendars allow you to add multiple dates to a schedule in addition to the normally scheduled dates.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The calendar that is used for this job is the calendar specified in the job controls.

*NONE

This job does not use a calendar.

name

Specify the name of the calendar that you want to use for this job.

Holiday calendar (HDYCAL)

Specifies the name of the holiday calendar that you want to use to schedule the job. A holiday calendar is a user-defined set of exception days or dates used with all schedule codes except *NONE, *ALTERNATE, and *NUMDAY.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The value specified for holiday calendar in the job controls is used for this job.

*NONE

This job does not use a holiday calendar.

name

Specify the name of the holiday calendar that you want to use for this job.

Fiscal calendar (FSCCAL)

Specifies the name of the fiscal year calendar that you want to use with the job specified for the Job (JOB) parameter. Fiscal year calendars are made up of 12 or 13 periods with starting and ending dates for each period. Fiscal calendars can be used with all schedule codes except *NONE, *ALTERNATE, and *NUMDAY.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The value specified for fiscal calendar in the job controls is used for this job.

*NONE

There is not a fiscal calendar for this job.

name

Specify the name of the user-defined fiscal year calendar that you want to use for this job.

Days (DAY)

Specifies the days of the week that you want this job to process. Days are used with the *DAILY and *MINUTES schedule codes or job groups with a sequence greater than 1.

You can enter multiple values for this parameter.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*ALL

The job runs on all days.

*MON

The job is scheduled to run on Monday.

*TUE

The job is scheduled to run on Tuesday.

*WED

The job is scheduled to run on Wednesday.

*THU

The job is scheduled to run on Thursday.

*FRI

The job is scheduled to run on Friday.

*SAT

The job is scheduled to run on Saturday.

*SUN

The job is scheduled to run on Sunday.

Single day (SNGDAY)

Specifies the day of the week that you want this job to process. Day of the week is used with the *FIRST, *SECOND, *THIRD, *FOURTH, *FIFTH and *LAST schedule codes.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*SUN

The job is scheduled to run on Sunday.

*MON

The job is scheduled to run on Monday.

*TUE

The job is scheduled to run on Tuesday.

*WED

The job is scheduled to run on Wednesday.

*THU

The job is scheduled to run on Thursday.

*FRI

The job is scheduled to run on Friday.

*SAT

The job is scheduled to run on Saturday.

Interval (ITVDAY)

Specifies the number of days that you want to use as an interval with the *NUMDAY schedule code. This field is required with the *NUMDAY schedule code.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

1-99

Specify the number of days between submissions of the job.

Dates of the year (DATE)

Specifies the dates that a job is scheduled to be processed. Dates are entered in month, day (MMDD) format or (DDMM) format depending on the system format. The DATE parameter is required when the Schedule code (SCDCDE) parameter contains *DATE.

You can enter multiple values for this parameter.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

date

Specify a date that a job is to be submitted.

Single date (SNGDATE)

Specifies the date that a job is scheduled to be processed. Dates are entered in month, day (MMDD) format or (DDMM) format depending on the system format. The SNGDATE parameter is used when the Schedule code (SCDCDE) parameter contains *ONCE.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*NEXT

The job is to be processed when the scheduled time is reached.

date

Specify the single date that the job is to be submitted.

Save (SAVE)

Specifies whether this job is to be saved after it has run. The SAVE parameter is used with the *ONCE schedule code.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*YES

The job is to be saved in Advanced Job Scheduler after it has run.

*NO

The job is to be deleted by Advanced Job Scheduler after it has run.

Day of the month (DAYMONTH)

Specifies the days of the month that you want this job to process. Days of the month are used with the *DAY schedule code. Days of the month can range from 1 to 31.

You can enter multiple values for this parameter.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

1-31

Specify the days of the month that you want to process this job.

Working days (WRKDAY)

Specifies whether the days specified for the Day of the month (DAYMONTH) parameter or Interval (ITVDAY) parameter are working days. Working days are used with the *DAY and *NUMDAY schedule codes respectively. For instance, when using the *DAY schedule code, if you specified DAYMONTH(05 10) and WRKDAY(*YES), the job would run on the fifth and tenth working day of each month. If you had specified *NO, the job would run each fifth and tenth calendar day of the month. Working days are specified in the system controls.

If you were using the *NUMDAY schedule code, the interval that you select would be based on working days or calendar days, depending on your selection in the WRKDAY parameter.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*NO

Do not use working days in conjunction with the DAYMONTH parameter.

*YES

Use working days in conjunction with the DAYMONTH parameter.

Fiscal period (FSCPERIOD)

Specifies the fiscal periods within a fiscal year for the job. Periods are used when a fiscal calendar name is specified for the Fiscal calendar (FSCCAL) parameter.

Single values

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*ALL

All periods are to be included for the job.

Other values (up to 13 repetitions)

1-13

Specify the fiscal periods that you want to include for the job.

Text (TEXT)

Specifies the text related to the job.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*NONE

The job does not have any text description associated with it.

character-value

Specify the text description associated with the job.

Remote location name (RMTLOCNAME)

Specifies the remote location and network identification of the system on which to run the job.

Note: A value specified for the RMTLOCNAME parameter will be ignored when used with schedule code *ALTERNATE.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

Use the remote location name specified in the job controls.

*LCL

Run the job on the local server.

remote-location-name

Specify the name of the remote location associated with the system on which to run the job.

network-ID.remote-location-name

Specify the network identifier and the name of the remote location associated with the system. Specify these values using the format nnnnnnnn.cccccccc where nnnnnnnn is the network identifier and cccccccc is the remote location name.

Schedule range (RANGE)

Specifies the starting and ending time and date range for the job.

Note: If you are using the *MINUTES schedule code, the Beginning time value is used in conjunction with the Ending time. The *MINUTES schedule code is the only schedule code that uses these two values to indicate when a job starts and stops. The Beginning date and Ending date can be used with most schedule codes.

Note: A value specified for the RANGE parameter will be ignored when used with schedule codes *ALTERNATE or *NONE.

Element 1: Start time and date

Element 1: Beginning time

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*NONE

No beginning time is specified for the job.

0-2400

Specify the beginning time for the job in hour, minute (HHMM) format.

Element 2: Beginning date

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*NONE

There is not a beginning date specified for this job.

character-value

Specify the beginning date for this job in job format.

Element 2: End time and date

Element 1: Ending time

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*NONE

There is not an ending time specified for this job.

0-2400

Specify the ending time for this job in hour, minute (HHMM) format.

Element 2: Ending date

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*NONE

There is not an ending date specified for this job.

character-value

Specify the ending date for this job in job format.

Maximum run time (MAXRUN)

Specifies the maximum run duration in minutes for the job.

Note: A value specified for the MAXRUN prompt will be ignored when used with schedule code *ALTERNATE.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*NOMAX

There is no maximum duration for the job.

1-9999

Specify the number of minutes that is the maximum duration for this job. After this number of minutes has passed, Advanced Job Scheduler will end the job whether it has completed or not.

Notification normal (PGRRCPNORM)

Specifies the notification recipient who is to receive normal completion messages for the job that you are adding or changing. This field is used in conjunction with the notification command.

Note: SMTP information must be specified before this feature may be used with the Send Distribution using JS (SNDDSTJS) command.

Note: The values that you specify for Notification recipient normal and Notification message are the substitution variables used for the &RCP and &MSGTXT variables respectively in the CHGNFYJS command.

You can specify the notification message that you want to send to the specified recipient when the job completes normally.

Single values

*NONE

No notification recipient is assigned to receive messages when this job completes normally.

Element 1: Notification recipient

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

You are using the notification recipient specified in the job controls.

*ONCALL

Only recipients that are on-call will receive the message.

name

Specify the name of a recipient who is to receive messages from the job when it completes normally.

Element 2: Notification message

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The notification recipient is sent the notification message from the job controls.

*COMP

The completion status of the job is sent.

character-value

Specify the notification message that you want to send to the notification recipient when this job completes normally.

Notification abnormal (PGRRCPABN)

Specifies the notification recipient who is to receive abnormal completion messages for the job that you are adding or changing. This field is used in conjunction with the notification command.

Note: SMTP information must be specified before this feature may be used with the Send Distribution using JS (SNDDSTJS) command.

Note: The values that you specify for Notification recipient abnormal and Notification message are the substitution variables used for the &RCP and &MSGTXT variables respectively in the CHGNFYJS command.

You can specify the notification message that you want to send to the specified recipient when the job completes abnormally.

Single values

*NONE

No notification recipient is assigned to receive messages when this job completes abnormally.

Element 1: Notification recipient

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

You are using the notification recipient specified in the job controls.

*ONCALL

Only recipients that are on-call will receive the message.

name

Specify the name of a recipient who is to receive messages from the job when it completes abnormally.

Element 2: Notification message

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The notification recipient is sent the notification message from the job controls.

*COMP

The completion status of the job is sent.

character-value

Specify the notification message that you want to send to the notification recipient when this job completes abnormally.

Notification start job (PGRRCPSTR)

Specifies the notification recipient who is to receive notification for the job that you are adding or changing if the job does not start within the limit after it has been submitted. This field is used in conjunction with the notification command.

Note: SMTP information must be specified before this feature may be used with the Send Distribution using JS (SNDDSTJS) command.

Note: The values that you specify for Notification recipient start job is the substitution variable used for the &RCP variable in the CHGNFYJS command. The &MSGTXT will be replaced with message IJS6059.

You can specify the start limit in minutes. This is the amount of time a job can be sitting on the job queue before a notification is issued.

Single values

*NONE

No notification recipient is assigned to receive messages when this job exceeds the start limit.

Element 1: Notification recipient

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

You are using the notification recipient specified in the job controls.

*ONCALL

Only recipients that are on-call will receive the message.

name

Specify the name of a recipient who is to receive messages if the job does not start within the limit after the job has been submitted.

Element 2: Start limit

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The start limit in the job controls is used.

1-999

Specify the number of minutes that a job can be sitting on the job queue before a notification is issued.

Alternate job (ALTJOB)

Specifies the name of the alternate job for the job. Alternate jobs only run when a regular job terminates abnormally. Jobs are not required to have alternate jobs. If you want to select a job from a job list when prompting this command, place the cursor on this parameter and press F4.

You can also specify a group and group sequence if the alternate job is a member of a group.

Single values

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*NONE

The job does not have an alternate job.

Element 1: Job

name

Specify the name of the job that you want to be the alternate job for this job.

Element 2: Group

*NONE

The alternate job does not have an alternate group.

name

Specify the name of the group associated with the alternate job for this job.

Element 3: Group sequence

*NONE

The alternate job does not have a sequence number assigned.

1-99

Specify the sequence number assigned to the alternate job.

Report distribution ID (RPTDSTID)

Specifies the report distribution ID that is used to distribute the reports generated as a result of processing the job.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*NONE

The job does not have a report distribution ID.

name

Specify the report distribution ID that you want to associate with this job.

Recovery action (RCYACN)

Specifies the recovery action to be taken if the job cannot be submitted at the designated time because the system is powered down or in restricted state. The action specified on the parameter occurs at the next IPL or when the Advanced Job Scheduler system becomes active.

Jobs submitted during IPL or when the system comes out of restricted state are submitted in the same order that they would have been had the jobs been submitted at the times specified in the job schedule entries. If multiple occurrences of a recurring job are missed, the job is submitted only once. The first missed occurrence of the job is calculated from the current date.

Since the scheduler portion of IPL need not be complete for the IPL of the system to be complete, other jobs may start on the system before all of the jobs have been submitted.

This parameter does not apply:

• When a job is released after being held at the date and time it was to be submitted.

Note: A value specified for the RCYACN parameter will be ignored when used with schedule code *ALTERNATE or *NONE.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The job uses the recovery action specified in the job controls.

*SBMRLS

The job is submitted in release state (RLS).

*SBMHLD

The job is submitted in the held state (HLD).

*NOSBM

The job is not submitted.

Specifying *NOSBM affects only missed occurrences of the job. If the job schedule entry is a recurring job, future occurrences are not affected.

Job description (JOBD)

Specifies the name of the job description used with this job.

Single values

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The job description specified in the job controls is used for this job.

*USRPRF

The job description in the user profile under which the submitted job runs is used as the job description of the submitted job.

Qualifier 1: Job description

name

Specify the name of the job description used for the job.

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL

The library list is used to locate the job description.

*CURLIB

The current library for the job is used to locate the job description. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, QGPL is used.

name

Specify the name of the library where the job description is located.

Job queue (JOBQ)

Specifies the name of the job queue in which this job is placed.

Single values

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The job queue specified in the job controls is used for this job.

*JOBD

The submitted job is placed on the job queue named in the specified job description.

Qualifier 1: Job queue

name

Specify the name of the job queue on which the submitted job is placed.

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL

The library list is used to locate the job queue.

*CURLIB

The current library for the job is used to locate the job queue. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, QGPL is used.

name

Specify the name of the library where the job queue is located.

Job priority (on JOBQ) (JOBPTY)

Specifies the job queue scheduling priority. Valid values range from 1 through 9, where 1 is the highest priority and 9 is the lowest priority.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The scheduling default specified in the job controls is used for the job.

*JOBD

The scheduling priority specified in the job description is used for the job.

1-9

Specify a value for the scheduling priority for the job.

Output priority (on OUTQ) (OUTPTY)

Specifies the output queue priority for spooled output files that are produced by this job. Valid values range from 1 through 9, where 1 is the highest priority and 9 is the lowest priority.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The output priority default specified in the job controls is used for the job.

*JOBD

The output priority specified in the job description is used for the job.

1-9

Specify a value for the output priority for the job.

Print device (PRTDEV)

Specifies the qualified name of the default printer device for this job.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The printer specified in the job controls is used by the job as the printer device.

*CURRENT

The same printer device being used by the job that is currently running is used for this job.

*USRPRF

The printer device specified in the user profile where the submitted job runs is used as the printer device for this job. The printer device name is obtained from the profile when this job is submitted.

*SYSVAL

The printer device specified in the system value, QPRTDEV, when this job is submitted is used.

*JOBD

The printer device specified in the job description is used for the submitted job.

name

Specify the name of the printer device used for the submitted job.

Output queue (OUTQ)

Specifies the qualified name of the output queue that is used for spooled output produced by the job. This parameter only applies to spooled printer files that specify *JOB for the output queue.

Single values

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The output queue specified in the job controls is used as the job's output queue.

*USRPRF

The output queue in the user profile where the submitted job runs is used as the output queue for this job.

*DEV

The output queue associated with the printer device for the spooled file is used.

*JOBD

The output queue named in the job description used with the submitted job is the job's default output queue.

Qualifier 1: Output queue

name

Specify the name of the output queue to be used as the default output queue by the submitted

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL

The library list is used to locate the output queue.

*CURLIB

The current library for the job is used to locate the output queue. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, QGPL is used.

name

Specify the name of the library where the output queue is located.

User (USER)

Specifies the name of the user profile for the job being submitted. If *RQD is specified in the job description, *JOBD cannot be specified; a user name must be specified instead.

Note: The following IBM-supplied objects are not valid on this parameter:

• QDBSHR
• QDFTOWN
• QDOC
• QLPAUTO
• QLPINSTALL
• QRJE
• QSECOFR
• QSPL
• QSYS
• QTSTRQS

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The user profile specified in the job controls is used for the job being submitted.

*CURRENT

The same user profile used by the job that is currently running is used for the submitted job.

*JOBD

The user profile named in the specified job description is used for the job being submitted.

name

Specify the name of the user profile that is used for the job being submitted. You must be authorized to the user profile; the user profile must be authorized to the job description.

Print text (PRTTXT)

Specifies up to 30 characters of text that is printed at the bottom of each page of printed output and on separator pages.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The value in the job controls is used for this job.

*JOBD

The value in the job description is used for this job.

*SYSVAL

The system value, QPRTTXT, is used for this job.

*BLANK

No text is printed.

character-value

Specify the character string that is printed at the bottom of each page. A maximum of 30 characters can be entered, enclosed in apostrophes. The text on the listing will be centered in the same way it is entered.

Routing data (RTGDTA)

Specifies the routing data used to start the first routing step in the job. The routing data is used to determine the routing entry that identifies the program that the job runs.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The value in the job controls for routing data is used for this job.

*JOBD

The routing data specified in the job description is used to start the routing steps.

character-value

Specify the character string that is used as routing data for the job. A maximum of 80 characters can be entered, enclosed in apostrophes if necessary.

Current library (CURLIB)

Specifies the name of the current library associated with the job being run.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The current library specified in the job controls is used for the job being submitted.

*USRPRF

The current library in the user profile where the submitted job runs is used as the current library for the submitted job.

*CRTDFT

There is no current library for the submitted job. If objects are created in the current library, QGPL is used as the default current library.

name

Specify the name of a library used as the current library of the submitted job.

Library list (LIBL)

Specifies the name of the library list that is used to search for any operating system object names that were specified without a library qualifier. If you want to select a library list from a list when prompting this command, place the cursor on this parameter and press F4.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The library list specified in the job controls is used for the job being submitted.

*JOBD

The library list in the job description used with this job is used as the initial user part of the library list for the job.

*SYSVAL

The system default user library list is used by this job. It contains the library names that were specified in the system value, QUSRLIBL, at the time that the job is started.

*NONE

The user portion of the initial library list for this job will be empty.

name

Specify the name of the library list that you want to use for this job.

Message logging (LOG)

Specifies the message logging values used to determine the amount and type of information sent to the job log by this job. This parameter has three elements: the message (or logging) level, the message severity, and the level of message text. If no values are specified on this parameter, the values specified in the job description associated with this job are used.

Element 1: Level

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The value specified in the job controls for logging is used for this job.

*JOBD

The value specified for message logging in the job description is used for this job.

0-4

Specify a value for the message logging level to be used for this job's messages. The possible logging levels are:

0

No data is logged.

1

The following information is logged: All messages sent to the job's external message queue with a severity level greater than or equal to the message severity specified (this includes the indications of job start, job end and job completion status).

2

The following information is logged:

• Logging level 1 information.
• Requests or commands being logged from a CL program for which messages are issued with a severity code greater than or equal to the severity level specified.
• All messages associated with a request, or commands being logged from a CL program, that results in a high-level message with a severity level greater than or equal to the severity specified.

3

The following information is logged:

• Logging level 1 information.
• All requests or commands being logged from a CL program.
• All messages associated with a request, or commands being logged from a CL program, that results in a high-level message with a severity level greater than or equal to the severity specified.

4

The following information is logged; All requests or commands being logged from a CL program and all messages with a severity code greater than or equal to the severity specified, including trace messages.

Note: A high-level message is one that is sent to the program message queue of the program that received the request or commands being logged from a CL program.

Element 2: Severity

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The value specified in the job controls for message severity is used for this job.

*JOBD

The value specified for message logging in the job description is used for this job.

0-99

Specify the lowest severity level that causes an error message to be logged in the job's log.

Element 3: Text

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The value specified in the job controls for message text is used for this job.

*JOBD

The value specified for message logging in the job description is used for this job.

*MSG

Only message text is written to the job's log or shown to the user.

*SECLVL

Both the message text and message help of the error message is written to the job's log or shown to the user.

*NOLIST

No job log is produced if the job completes normally. If the job ends abnormally (if the end of job code is 20 or higher), a job log is produced. The messages appearing in the job's log contain both message text and help text.

Log CL program commands (LOGCLPGM)

Specifies whether the commands that are run in a control language program are logged to the job log by way of the CL program's message queue. This parameter sets the status of the job's logging flag. If *JOB has been specified for the LOG parameter on the Create CL Program (CRTCLPGM) command, the value specified for this parameter is used. Other values for the LOG parameter override the value specified for this parameter. The commands are logged in the same manner as the requests.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The value in the job controls is used for this job.

*JOBD

The value specified in the job description is used.

*YES

The commands in a CL program are logged to the job log.

*NO

The commands in a CL program are not logged to the job log.

Inquiry message reply (INQMSGRPY)

Specifies the way that predefined messages that are sent as a result of running this job are answered. You can specify that no change is made in the way that predefined messages are answered, or that all inquiry messages require a reply, or that a default reply is issued, or that the system reply list is checked for a matching reply as each predefined inquiry message is sent.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The value in the job controls for inquiry message reply is used for this job.

*JOBD

The inquiry message reply control specified in the job description used with this job is used.

*RQD

A reply is required by the receiver of the inquiry message for all inquiry messages that occur when this command is run.

*DFT

The default message reply is used to answer any inquiry messages that occur when this command is run.

*SYSRPYL

The system reply list is checked to see if there is an entry for any inquiry message that is issued as a result of running this job that has a message identifier and any comparison data that match the inquiry message identifier and message data. If a match occurs, the reply value in that entry is used. If no entry exists for that message, a reply is required.

Hold on job queue (HOLD)

Specifies whether this job is held at the time that it is put on the job queue. A job placed on the job queue in the hold state is held until it is released by the Release Job (RLSJOB) command or ended, either by the End Job (ENDJOB) command or by the Clear Job Queue (CLRJOBQ) command.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The value in the job controls for hold on job queue is used for this job.

*JOBD

The value specified in the job description determines whether the job is held when it is put on the job queue.

*YES

The job is held when it is put on the job queue until it is released by a Release Job (RLSJOB) command or ended by an End Job (ENDJOB) command.

*NO

The job is not held when it is put on the job queue.

Job switches (SWS)

Specifies the first settings for a group of eight job switches used with this job. These switches can be set or tested in a CL program and used to control the flow of the program. Only 0's (off) and 1's (on) can be specified in the 8-digit character string.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The value in the job controls for job switches is used for this job.

*JOBD

The value specified in the job description is the first setting for the job's switches.

character-value

Specify any combination of eight zeros and ones that is used as the first switch setting for the submitted job.

Message queue (MSGQ)

Specifies the name of the message queue to which a completion message is sent when the submitted job has completed running, either normally or abnormally. If an abnormal ending occurs, the help information for the completion message specifies the possible causes.

Single values

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The value in the job controls for message queue is used for this job.

*USRPRF

A completion message is sent to the message queue specified in the user profile of the submitter.

*NONE

No completion message is sent.

Qualifier 1: Message queue

name

Specify the name of the message queue to which the completion message is to be sent.

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL

The library list is used to locate the message queue.

*CURLIB

The current library for the job is used to locate the message queue. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, QGPL is used.

name

Specify the name of the library where the message queue is located.

Accounting code (ACGCDE)

Specifies the accounting code that is used when logging system resource usage for jobs that use this description.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The accounting code for jobs using this description is obtained from the job controls.

*JOBD

The accounting code for jobs using this description is obtained from the job description.

*USRPRF

The accounting code for jobs using this description is obtained from the user profile associated with the job.

*BLANK

An accounting code of 15 blanks is assigned to jobs that use this description.

character-value

Specify the accounting code that you want to use for jobs using this description.

Run priority (RUNPTY)

Specifies the run priority for the job. Priority of running is a value ranging from 1 (highest priority) through 99 (lowest priority), that represents the importance of the job when it competes with other jobs for machine resources. This value represents the relative (not absolute) importance of the job. If the job is rerouted, this value is reset according to the job's importance within the job class.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The run priority is obtained from the job controls.

*NOCHG

The run priority is not changed when job processing starts.

01-99

Specify the priority to be used.

Initial ASP group (INLASPGRP)

Specifies the initial setting for the auxiliary storage pool (ASP) group name for the initial thread of the submitted job. A thread can use the Set ASP Group (SETASPGRP) command to change its library name space. When an ASP group is associated with a thread, all libraries in the independent ASPs in the ASP group are accessible and objects in those libraries can be referenced using regular library-qualified object name syntax. The libraries in the independent ASPs in the specified ASP group plus the libraries in the system ASP (ASP number 1) and basic user ASPs (ASP numbers 2-32) form the library name space for the thread.

*SAME

The current value for the parameter does not change.

*JOBCTL

The initial ASP group is obtained from the job controls.

*CURRENT

The ASP group name for the current thread is used for the submitted job.

*JOBD

The initial ASP group name specified in the job description is used for the submitted job.

*NONE

Specifies the initial thread of the submitted job will be started with no ASP group. The library name space will not include libraries from any ASP group. Only the libraries in the system ASP and any basic user ASPs will be in the library name space.

name

Specify the name of the ASP group to be set for the initial thread of the submitted job. The ASP group name is the name of the primary ASP device within the ASP group. All libraries from all ASPs in this ASP group will be included in the library name space.

Examples

Example 1: Changing a Job

CHGJOBJS   JOB(JOB02)  APP(ACCTG)  SCDCDE(*DAILY)
           FSCPERIOD(*ALL)  TEXT('Change to JOB02')

This command changes job JOB02. The job's application is changed to the accounting application, and the job is changed to run according to schedule code *DAILY for all fiscal periods.

Error messages

Unknown