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Chapter 14 Managing Batch Processing : Reviewing Existing Queues

Reviewing Existing Queues
Step 1: List Queue Definitions
To list queue definitions, position your cursor beside the Queue Definition option on the main menu and press Enter. A screen similar to the one below displays a list of queues that are currently defined in the system.
Screen Showing List of Queues Available
This example shows four existing queues: AFTERNOON, IMMEDIATE, OVERNIGHT, and SUNDAY.

 
Batch Submission Facility
Queue Definitions
< Define New Queue > ________________
AFTERNOON _
IMMEDIATE _
OVERNIGHT _
SUNDAY _
 PFKEYS: 1=HELP 3=EXIT 12=EXIT

 
Step 2: View Queue Definitions
To view the definition of a queue, position your cursor on the field beside the name of that queue and press Enter. The definition of the queue appears as shown in the following illustration:
Screen Showing Queue Definition

 
Batch Submission Facility
Queue Definition for: SUNDAY
Wait Duration ==> 15 (# of seconds to wait when queue empty)
Wait Limit ==> 12 (# of waits before queue shut down)
Default Output Settings:
Print Destination ==> PRINTER2 Print Form ==>
Print Class ==> Y External Writer ==>
Number of Copies ==> 1 FCB ==>
UCS ==>
Description:
 
PFKEYS: 1=HELP 3=SAVE 12=CANCEL 22=DELETE

 
Fields on the Queue Definition Screen
The fields on this screen are as follows:
 
The time in seconds that the batch server waits before rescanning the queue when the queue becomes empty. You can enter a number from 0 to 32400 (9 hours).
The number of times the batch server goes into a wait state before shutting itself down. You can enter a number from 0 to 9999.
Default Output Settings
The default print option values are used when the user submitting a batch request does not supply those values on the job submission screen.
 
Print Destination
The name of the printer where you want to send the batch job output. If you want to include the node name of the printer, specify the print destination in the form nodename.printerid.
External Writer
If you want to direct system output to an unsupported device, you can specify an external routine to direct the output.
Universal Character Set—describes the character set that should be used for printing the output data set

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