Re: Terminated Interactive Job Impacts Nightly Processing

[CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 07 Jun 2013 09:46, Monnier, Gary wrote:
> Victor Hunt on Friday, June 07, 2013 9:12 AM wrote:
> > <<SNIP>> It appears that this users incorrectly ended job held
> > files open causing the nightly process to fail. <<SNIP>>
>
> <<SNIP>> You could alter this job to also check each QINTER job's
> object locks (Retrieve Job Locks (QWCRJBLK) API).  This API provides
> the information used in DSPJOB JOB(*) OPTION(*JOBLCK).  You would at
> least know if there are any files open.

  FWiW: If the intent is to look _only_ for open files, then the List 
Open Files (QDMLOPNF) API should effect a list similar to the WRKJOB 
OPTION(*OPNF), providing an alternate and more direct approach. 
Obviously that approach would not be helpful, if the issue is locks vs 
simply opens.

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/topic/apis/qdmlopnf.htm
_i List Open Files (QDMLOPNF) i_
"...
The List Open Files (QDMLOPNF) API generates a list of *FILE objects 
that are currently open in the job or that were opened by the thread 
that is specified in the job identification information input parameter.
 ..."