Clear a job queue

When you clear a job queue, every job on the queue is deleted. This includes any jobs that are in the hold state. You can use iSeries™ Navigator or the character-based interface to clear a job queue. Jobs that are running are not affected because they are considered active jobs and are no longer on the queue.

Parent topic: Manage job queues

iSeries Navigator

To use the iSeries Navigator to clear a job queue, follow these steps:

Expand My Connections > server > Job Queues > Active Job Queues or All Job Queues.
Right-click the job queue and click Clear. The Confirm Clear window appears where you can specify if you want a job log produced when the queue clears.

Character-based interface

Command: Clear Job Queue (CLRJOBQ)

Example: This command removes all jobs currently in the IBM-supplied job queue, QBATCH. Any job currently being read in is not affected.

CLRJOBQ JOBQ(QGPL/QBATCH)