Re: jobs in the system count-update

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob,
I found some with Device Error - but they had output from the job.
Still had the CPF2443 error when attempting to display job log.
When I deleted the spool in iNav, the job disappeared from the table (it 
should).
On this system I have an automated spool purge based on various criteria
so the delete of a spool from such a job would normally occur in a
batch job after xx days.
btw- these "device error" msgs could be user cancelling (X) CA session.
jim franz
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: jobs in the system count-update


> Jim,
>
> I am browsing iNav now.  I have several jobs with a status of Ended (can't
> seem to get that sort to work).  Normally you would expect "Completed -
> Printer output available" or "Completed - Job log pending".  I am still
> looking but I've yet to come across any of these Ended jobs that didn't
> have some sort of printer output still spooled up.  And some of them do
> have the detailed status of "Ended - Device error".
>
> Just tried doing View, Customize this view, Columns.  I added the Detailed
> status column.  Still can't get that to sort.  Can't select by that status
> either.  Darn.  Time to pmr, failing that, DCR.
>
> Rob Berendt

> "Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 05/01/2007 05:42 PM
> Re: jobs in the system count-update
>
> <Rob wrote..You stated device errors and spool file errors was a cause.
> > Fact or hypothesis?
>
> Earlier i wrote>
> The iNav view showing me many interactive jobs in status "ended" with
> no joblog - detailed status = 'Ended - Device Error' - going back over a
> year.Same also for many writer jobs that ended abnormal.
> All have no job log, and in the Job Log tab and then click "job log",
> they show 'CPF2443 Job log not displayed or listed because job has
> ended'.
> Only problem is it still lists in Jobs In the System....
> The DSPJOBTBL cmd confirms this. </quote>
>
> Rob - it's hard to say where would show in dspsyssts - my ipl with the ipl
>
> attribute to Clear Incomplete Joblogs removed the jobs from the table.
> This customer site has many users on a Terminal Server, & I know they
> sometimes have to reboot it during prime time so all interactive jobs
> suddenly have a device error. I imagine this is all the Device Errors. The
> spool errors were actually writer errors & I didn't get the error text,
> but
> same CPF2443 msg.
> I do think what led me to this problem, that my total #spools plus
> #active jobs  plus jobs in queue was less than total jobs in the system.
> Ended jobs with output may have multiple spools on disk so it will not
> be "equal". But Total Jobs should not be more. It helped also that I
> dug into the problem just after an ipl.
> jim franz