What you can do with threads

Since threads help jobs process more than one operation at a time while running, monitoring the threads that are running within a job may be necessary. This helps you to keep the job running efficiently. You can use iSeries™ Navigator to find the thread you want to manage.

After you have located the thread, you can right-click the thread and select one of the following actions:

Reset Statistics
Allows you to reset the list information you are viewing, and it sets the elapsed time to 00:00:00.
Details
Because the functions of a thread are similar to that of a job, they share some of the same actions. Details contains detailed information about the following thread actions:
  • Call stack
  • Library list
  • Locked Objects
  • Transactions
  • Elapsed Performance Statistics
Hold
Allows you to hold the thread. Threads can be held multiple times. The operating system keeps track of the number of times a thread is held.
Release
Releases the thread that was held. The thread must be released each time that it is held in order for it to run.
Delete/End
Allows you to end the selected thread or threads.
Thread Properties
Displays the different attributes of a thread.

For more detailed information about the actions you can perform on threads, see the iSeries Navigator online help.

Related information
Performance system values: Thread affinity
Performance system values: Automatically adjust thread resources