Re: QRPLOBJ objects in use?

Hi,

probably they're replacing service programs or programs in production - now you want to know, which jobs have to be restarted, to "re-load" their service programs or program objects.

As loaded, but "inactive", service programs are not in the call stack, there is no chance to identify them like that.

Even a combination of the call stack with BOUND_SERVICE_PROGRAM_INFO or PROGRAM_RESOLVED_ACTIVATIONS doesn't help so much, as you never know what was loaded in an activation group.

We tried to tackle this problem from the other side. Long running batch jobs are resolving their PROGRAM_RESOLVED_ACTIVATIONS after they wake up from their typical DLYJOB time. If one of the activations has been moved to QRPLOBJ the program ends itself returning a specific return code in one parameter.

The CLLE that receives the specific return code, reclaims the activation group and restarts the program. This way the job doesn't have to end, but the new service programs are loaded.

It's not perfect and you have to modify essentially every batch jobs, to do that - but you don't have to worry about old service program versions in memory.

HTH
Daniel

Am 25.02.2026 um 22:16 schrieb Mark Waterbury via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

 Hi, David,
Why do you care? Normally, library QRPLOBJ gets cleaned out automatically after an IPL, so no programs should be active at that time.
What are you trying to accomplish?
If anyone compiles a program or recreates a service program with REPLACE(*YES), the previous version will get renamed and moved to QRPLOBJ, just in case it is actively "in use" in any jobs on the system.
Are you having some issue you are trying to figure out?
Please describe your goals or objectives.
Thanks,
Mark S. Waterbury
On Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 03:22:14 PM EST, David Gibbs via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Folks:

Does anyone know if there is a way to determine if any active jobs are
using programs that have been moved to QRPLOBJ (or the iASP variation)?

I thought about using a combination of sql services to link jobs with stack
info, but the program may be active, but not on the call stack.

Thanks!

david
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