Re[2]: WRKSBMJOB, WRKUSRJOB slug-li

     Al, be aware that as long as a spool file exists on the as400, it 
     holds the entries in the WCBT. The job, while not active, still 
     exists on the as400 and is holding space in the control block 
     tables. When these WCBTs fill up, the AS400 creates a new WCBT 
     which further slows any WRK...JOB commands (more entries to 
     search).


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Subject: Re: WRKSBMJOB, WRKUSRJOB slug-li 
Author:  <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com> at INET_WACO
Date:    9/29/00 2:59 PM


> Spool files are counted as jobs as well. They are part of that large count 
>  using WRKSYSSTS, shoot our count is 2157, but using WRKACTJOB 
> the count is only 143.
     
Actually spool files are from jobs that are no longer active.  Our spool 
files are not jobs in of themselves.  Some jobs can have several reports, 
especially folks signed on all day with audit trails of their updates that we 
do not need to print if no problems develop soon & we do regular backups, but 
like to hold off deleting until after the backups & enough time to see if 
certain problems so audit trails need checking.
     
When we do WRKJOB on the job that generated the spool files, there is an 
enormous amount of information available & that needs to be stored until the 
last of the spool files have been killed.  WRKUSRJOB F4 *ALL some fields & 
try out various combinations will show those other 2,000 jobs that are no 
longer active, but need system resource management.
     
A challenge is knowing which spool files need to be stored longer than a few 
days & training end users to delete what they not need.  A CL to clean up this 
stuff is workable only if there are the people to understand the applications 
well enough to state what needs to be deleted & what not.
     
DSPSYSSTS also helpful perspective.
     
Al Macintyre  c¿c
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