View job attributes

Job attributes contain information about how jobs are processed. They are originally specified when the job is created. Some of the attributes come from the job description. After the job is created, the job attributes can be viewed and managed through work management in iSeries™ Navigator. The job properties pages in iSeries Navigator make a system operator's job easier by providing efficient and easy-to-use functions for managing jobs.

iSeries Navigator

To view job attributes, do the following:

In iSeries Navigator, expand My Connections > server > Work Management > Active Jobs or Server Jobs, depending on the type of job that you want to work with.
Find the job whose properties you want to view or change.
Right-click the Job Name and click Properties.

Job attributes can be viewed by any user, but can only be changed by a user with the proper authority. Similarly, an authorized user can manage jobs through job actions. Attributes for system jobs cannot be changed in iSeries Navigator. However, the run priority of some system jobs can be changed in the character based interface using the Change System Job (CHGSYSJOB) command.

Character-based interface

Command: Work with Job (WRKJOB)When the job is active you can view the following information: job run attributes, call stack information, job lock information, library list information, job log information, open file information, file override information, commitment control status, communications status, activation group information, mutex information, and thread information

Command: Display Job (DSPJOB)

This command displays the following information about the job: job status attributes, job definition attributes, job run attributes, spooled file information, job log information, call stack information, job lock information, library list information, open file information, file override information, commitment control status, communications status, activation group information, mutex information, thread information, media library, and attribute information.