Re: WRKACTJOB Discrepancies

[Bdietz400 <bdietz400@xxxxxxxxx>]

As others have said use f-10 to reset the stats.  Saying that, do not become enamored with always pressing f-10. Doing so only gives you an "instantaneous" look at performance.  I like using between 5 and10 minutes for a decent look at performance using WRKACTJOB.

--
Bryan


On Aug 13, 2012, at 2:28 PM, "Jerry C. Adams" <midrange@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> V5R1 iSeries.  Don't ask why ('cause I don't know), but I ran WRKACTJOB on
> two different sessions, under the same profile (mine).  The CPU % on one
> session shows 24.3, but on the other session it shows 6.9.  
>
> I have refreshed (F5) several times on both sessions and the wide variance
> still shows up (though, of course, the numbers change slightly).  The
> WRKACTJOB for session D3 registers as .00, even after several refreshes, for
> the WRKACTJOB run from session D2.
>
> I signed off of both sessions and logged in again.  Now the difference is
> minute.
>
> What am I *not* understanding here?  I have usually relied upon the
> WRKACTJOB command to let me know who or what is impeding progress on the
> system and used F5 to refresh the display.  
>
> Thanks.
>
> Session D2:
>
>                            Work with Active Jobs                     DTO
>
>
>                                                            08/13/12
> 12:23:10
>
> CPU %:   24.3     Elapsed time:   05:49:54     Active jobs:   127
>
>
>
>
>
> Type options, press Enter.
>
>
>  2=Change   3=Hold   4=End   5=Work with   6=Release   7=Display message
>
>
>  8=Work with spooled files   13=Disconnect ...
>
>
>
>
>
> Opt  Subsystem/Job  User        Type  CPU %  Function        Status
>
>
>     QBATCH         QSYS        SBS      .0                   DEQW
>
>
>       DTOORDERS    AJERRY      BCH      .3  DLY-600          DLYW
>
>
>     QCMN           QSYS        SBS      .0                   DEQW
>
>
>     QCTL           QSYS        SBS      .0                   DEQW
>
>
>       QSYSSCD      QPGMR       BCH      .0  PGM-QEZSCNEP     EVTW
>
>
>     QINTER         QSYS        SBS      .0                   DEQW
>
>
>       D2           AJERRY      INT     4.6  CMD-WRKACTJOB    RUN
>
>
>       D3           AJERRY      INT      .0  CMD-WRKACTJOB    DSPW
>
>
>       G1           ASANDY      INT      .0  PGM-CHGAPPSC     DSPW
>
>
>
>
>       Session D3:
>
>                                  Work with Active Jobs
> DTO     
>
>                                                            08/13/12
> 12:23:07
>
> CPU %:    6.9     Elapsed time:   00:00:50     Active jobs:   127
>
>
>
>
>
> Type options, press Enter.
>
>
>  2=Change   3=Hold   4=End   5=Work with   6=Release   7=Display message
>
>
>  8=Work with spooled files   13=Disconnect ...
>
>
>
>
>
> Opt  Subsystem/Job  User        Type  CPU %  Function        Status
>
>
>     QBATCH         QSYS        SBS      .0                   DEQW
>
>
>       DTOORDERS    AJERRY      BCH      .0  DLY-600          DLYW
>
>
>     QCMN           QSYS        SBS      .0                   DEQW
>
>
>     QCTL           QSYS        SBS      .0                   DEQW
>
>
>       QSYSSCD      QPGMR       BCH      .0  PGM-QEZSCNEP     EVTW
>
>
>     QINTER         QSYS        SBS      .0                   DEQW
>
>
>       D2           AJERRY      INT     2.4  CMD-WRKACTJOB    DSPW
>
>
>       D3           AJERRY      INT     2.9  CMD-WRKACTJOB    RUN
>
>
>       G1           ASANDY      INT      .0  PGM-CHGAPPSC     DSPW
>
>
> Jerry C. Adams
>
> IBM i Programmer/Analyst
>
> When designing a program to handle all possible dumb errors, nature creates
> a dumber user.
>
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