z/VSE Active Jobs

In the object workspace, the z/VSE active jobs are shown when you expand the VSE Active Jobs folder of a z/VSE node. Example:

VSE Active Jobs folder

This document covers the following topics:

Filtering z/VSE Active Jobs

Before displaying z/VSE active jobs, you can define a filter so that only those active jobs are shown which correspond to your filter criteria.

Start of instruction setTo define a filter

  1. In the object workspace, select the VSE Active Jobs folder in the appropriate node.

  2. Invoke the context menu and choose Filter.

    Or:
    Press F3.

    The following dialog box appears:

    Filter active jobs

  3. Enter the active jobs that are to be shown. You can use a combination of strings and wildcards (* and _) to display the jobs matching the job name pattern.

  4. Choose the OK button.

Listing z/VSE Active Jobs

The number of objects shown in the list view window depends on whether or not a filter has been defined for the z/VSE active jobs (see Filtering z/VSE Active Jobs).

Start of instruction setTo list z/VSE active jobs

  1. In the object workspace, select the VSE Active Jobs folder in the appropriate node.

  2. Invoke the context menu and choose List.

    Or:
    Press F8.

    The active jobs are shown in the list view window. Example:

    List active jobs

    The list contains the following columns:

    Column Description
    Job Name Job name on the job card.
    Number Job number assigned.
    Partition Partition number (ID).
    Classes Job class(es) serviced by this partition under the control of z/VSE/POWER.
    Step Name of the step currently being executed.
    Procedure Name of the procedure currently being executed.
    Priority Dispatching priority.
    Size Partition size in Kbytes.
    Real Storage Amount of real storage allocated by z/VSE to the partition in Kbytes.
    CPU Time CPU time consumed by address space in minutes.
    IO Number of I/O operations performed so far.
    Reply ID Outstanding operator reply ID associated with the job.

Turning on Follow Mode for a z/VSE Active Job

You can instruct Mainframe Navigation to display a message when the job has terminated.

Follow mode can be active for one job only. If it is activated for a second job before the first job has terminated, only the second job will be followed.

Start of instruction setTo turn on follow mode for a z/VSE active job

  1. Select an active job in the object workspace or list view window.

  2. Invoke the context menu and choose Follow.

Turning off Follow Mode for a z/VSE Active Job

When you turn off follow mode, a message is no longer displayed.

Start of instruction setTo turn off follow mode for a z/VSE active job

  1. Select an active job in the object workspace or list view window.

  2. Invoke the context menu and choose Follow Off.