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$A Job - Release held jobs

z/OS JES2 Commands
SA32-0990-00

Function

To release held jobs. For example the jobs that are held by the following commands or statements:
  • $G H commands
  • $H A commands
  • $H job commands
  • /* SETUP control statements
  • $T Nn, H=JR commands
  • $T RDRn, H=Y commands
  • TYPRUN=HOLD JCL parameters

Syntax

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>>-$A--+-Job--+--+--------------------------------------+------->
       +-JOBQ-+  +-nn--+------------+-------------------+   
       +-JQ---+  |     '- ---+-mm-+-'                   |   
       +-Stc--+  |           '-*--'                     |   
       '-Tsu--'  +-'--job--'----------------------------+   
                 |    .-,--------------------------.    |   
                 |    V                            |    |   
                 '-(----+-+-nn-+--+------------+-+-+--)-'   
                        | '-*--'  '- ---+-mm-+-' |          
                        |               '-*--'   |          
                        +-job--------------------+          
                        '-'--job--'--------------'          

>--+--------------------------------------------------------+--->
   '-,--+---+--CMDauth--+-=--+--+-cmdauth-----------------+-'   
        '-/-'           '-^=-'  |    .-,-------------.    |     
                                |    V  (1)          |    |     
                                '-(----------cmdauth-+--)-'     

>--+---------------------------------+-------------------------->
   '-,--+-+---+--Age--+--+->-+--days-'   
        | '-/-'       |  '-<-'           
        '-+---+--DAys-'                  
          '-/-'                          

>--+-------------------------------+---------------------------->
   '-,--+---+--Hours--+->-+--hours-'   
        '-/-'         '-<-'            

>--+----------------------------------------+------------------->
   '-,--+-+---+--JM------+--+-=--+--jobmask-'   
        | '-/-'          |  +-^=-+              
        '-+---+--JOBMASK-'  +->--+              
          '-/-'             '-<--'              

>--+------------------------------------+----------------------->
   '-,--+---+--Queue--+-=--+--+-CNV---+-'   
        '-/-'         '-^=-'  +-INPUT-+     
                              +-OUT---+     
                              +-PPU---+     
                              +-PURGE-+     
                              +-RCV---+     
                              +-SETUP-+     
                              +-SPIN--+     
                              +-XEQ---+     
                              '-XMT---'     

>--+------------------------------------+----------------------->
   '-,--+---+--REBUILD--+-=--+--+-No--+-'   
        '-/-'           '-^=-'  '-Yes-'     

>--+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-->
   |                            .-,------------------------------------------------------.    |   
   |                            V                                                        |    |   
   '-,--+-+---+--SPL---+--=--(----+-+-+---+--%-------+--+->-+--percent-----------------+-+--)-'   
        | '-/-'        |          | | '-/-'          |  '-<-'                          |          
        '-+---+--SPOOL-'          | '-+---+--Percent-'                                 |          
          '-/-'                   |   '-/-'                                            |          
                                  +-+---+--Tgs--+->-+--tgs-----------------------------+          
                                  | '-/-'       '-<-'                                  |          
                                  '-+---+--Volumes--+-=--+--+-volume-----------------+-'          
                                    '-/-'           '-^=-'  |    .-,------------.    |            
                                                            |    V  (2)         |    |            
                                                            '-(----------volume-+--)-'            

>--+---------------------------------+-------------------------->
   '-,--+---+--TYPE--+-=--+--+-JOB-+-'   
        '-/-'        '-^=-'  +-STC-+     
                             '-TSU-'     

>--+--------------------+--+------------------+----------------->
   '-,--BUSY=--+-YES--+-'  '-,--CARDS=--cards-'   
               +-ANY--+                           
               +-NO---+                           
               '-NONE-'                           

>--+------------------+--+----------------+--------------------->
   '-,--Class=--class-'  '-,--OFFS=--offs-'   

>--+-------------------------+--+--------------------+---------->
   '-,--Priority-=--priority-'  '-,--SCHENV=--schenv-'   

>--+------------------------+--+------------------------+------->
   '-,--SCHENV_AFF=--member-'  '-,--SECLABEL=--seclable-'   

>--+--------------------------+--+------------------------+----->
   '-,--SECLABEL_AFF=--member-'  '-,--SRVCLASS=--srvclass-'   

>--+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-->
   '-+---+--Sysaff--=--+-memname-----------------------------------+-'   
     '-/-'             +-ANY---------------------------------------+     
                       +-IND---------------------------------------+     
                       '-(--+-memname-------------------------+--)-'     
                            +-ANY-----------------------------+          
                            | .-,---------------------------. |          
                            | V                       (3)   | |          
                            '-----+----+--+-memname-+-------+-'          
                                  +-=--+  +-ANY-----+                    
                                  '-^=-'  '-IND-----'                    

>--+--------------------+--------------------------------------->
   '-,--USERID=--userid-'   

>--+------------------------------------+----------------------->
   '-,--+---+--XEQNode--+-=--+--xeqnode-'   
        '-/-'           '-^=-'              

>--+---------------------------------+-------------------------><
   '-| Selection limiting keywords |-'   

Selection limiting keywords

|--+-----------------------------------------------+------------|
   '-,--+-+---+--JC------+--+-=--+--job correlator-'   
        | '-/-'          |  +-^=-+                     
        '-+---+--JOBCORR-'  +->--+                     
          '-/-'             '-<--'                     

Notes:
  1. cmdauth can be coded up to 2 times
  2. volume can be coded up to 253 times
  3. Multiple Sysaff values can be coded up to 33 times

Parameters

Age|DAys<days | Age|DAys>days
Specifies the age of affected jobs in days. Only jobs more (with DAYS>nn) or less (with DAYS<nn) than the specified number of days in age are affected, The days are counted from the current hour.
BUSY=
Specifies one of the following:
  • The system name or number on which the job is busy. Note that you can specify a value of 0 to indicate the job is not busy. You can also specify values above 32 to match systems with invalid values in the BUSY value (for example, $AJOBQ,BUSY>32)
  • YES or ANY, indicating that all busy jobs are to match
  • NO or NONE, indicating that all non-busy jobs are to match
CARDS=cards
Specifies the number of input cards associated with the job.
Class=class
Start of changeSpecifies a job class used to select a subset of jobs that have a matching job class. Wildcard characters can also be specified: see Using wildcards for details.End of change
CMDauth=(auth1{,auth2})
Only the jobs that can be affected from the specified remote(s) or node(s) will be released. The valid specifications are:
LOCAL|ANYLOCAL
Only the local devices at the local node can affect the output.
Nnnnn|nodename
Only local devices at the specified node can affect the output.
Rnnnn
Only the specified remote device can affect the output.
NnnnnRnnnn|nodename.Rnnnn
Only the specified remote device at the specified remote node can affect the output.
destid
A destid corresponding to any of the above remote devices.
Note: Specification of the CMDAUTH filter does not override the authority of the console from which the command is issued; both the authority of the console and the specified CMDAUTH filter must match for the job to be affected.
H|Hours=hours
Specifies the age of affected jobs in hours. Only jobs more (with HOURS>nn) or less (with HOURS<nn) than the specified number of hours in age are affected.
JC|JOBCORR=job correlator
Specifies a combination of 1-64 alphanumeric, special (colon, period or underscore) and wildcard characters that can be used to select a subset of jobs that have a matching job correlator. For a description of wildcard characters, refer to Using wildcards.
JM|JOBMASK=jobmask
Specifies 1 to 8 alphanumeric, special ($, #, or @) or wildcard characters (or a combination of them) that can be used to select a subset of jobs whose job name matches this combination of characters (mask). For a description of using wild cards, see Using wildcards.
Note:
  1. This is a positional parameter. Specify this following the job_id (JOB, STC, or TSU), or JOBQ parameter.
  2. The JOBMASK parameter is not valid with the ‘jobname ' parameter.
job
Specifies 1 to 8 alphanumeric, special ($, #, or @) or wildcard characters (or a combination of them) that can be used to select a subset of jobs whose job name matches this combination of characters (mask). For a description of using wild cards, see Using wildcards.
‘job'
The name of the job that is released. This name must appear as coded on the JOB statement and must be enclosed in apostrophes. If more than one job exists with this name, no action is taken.
Job
A Batch job or range of batch jobs is to be released.
JOBQ|JQ
Specifies all jobs, STCs, and TSUs across the MAS for processing.
OFFS=offs
Specifies offload device numbers on which the job has been archived.
Priority=priority
Specifies the priority of the job.
Queue={CNV|INPUT|OUT|PPU|PURGE|RCV| SETUP|SPIN|XEQ|XMT}
Only jobs on the specified job queue are to be released.
CNV
Only jobs awaiting conversion are to be released.
INPUT
Only jobs on the JES2 $INPUT queue are to be released.
OUT
Only jobs awaiting output processing are to be released.
PPU
Only jobs awaiting print/punch processing are to be released.
PURGE
Only jobs awaiting purge processing are to be released.
RCV
Only jobs on the JES2 $RECEIVE queue are to be released.
SETUP
Only jobs on the JES2 $SETUP queue are to be released.
SPIN
Only jobs awaiting spin processing are to be released.
XEQ
Only jobs awaiting execution are to be released.
XMT
Only jobs queued for network transmission are to be released.
REBUILD={No|Yes}
Jobs on the rebuild queue are to be released (Yes) or not released (No).
SCHENV=schenv
Specifies the scheduling environment associated with the job.
SCHENV_AFF=member
Specifies the JES2 MAS members on which the scheduling environment for this job is available.
SECLABEL_AFF=member
Specifies the JES2 MAS members on which the SECLABEL for this job is available but only if the RACF® SECLABEL_BY_SYS is also active.
SECLABEL=seclabel
Specifies the security label associated with the job.
SPL|SPOOL={Percent|%|Tgs|Volumes}
Only jobs with specific SPOOL characteristics are to be released:
Percent|%
Only jobs using more (with %>nn) or less (with %<nn) than the specified percentage of the total available spool space are to be released.
Tgs
Only jobs using more (with Tgs>nn) or less (with Tgs<nn) than the specified number of track groups are to be released.
Volumes=(v1,v2,...)
Only jobs which have allocated spool space on the specified spool volume(s) are to be released.
SRVCLASS=srvclass
Specifies the service class of the job. The service class is available for batch jobs only. It is not available for started tasks or time-sharing users. The default workload manager (WLM) policy assigns a service class of blanks to all jobs, and WLM-managed initiators can then select such jobs for processing.
Stc
A started task or range of started tasks is to be released.
Sysaff
Specifies jobs to process based on this system affinity. Up to 33 entries can be coded by using a combination of the following values:
memname
Specifies the identifier (1 to 4 alphanumeric characters) of a member in the JES2 multi-access spool configuration that a job has in its system affinity list.
ANY
Specifies jobs that are eligible to run on any member in the JES2 multi-access spool configuration. If you specify ANY followed by the IND parameter, they must be separated by a comma and the list must be enclosed in parentheses, for example, (ANY,IND).
IND
Specifies the job that is selected and must be executed on a processor operating in independent mode.
Tsu
A time-sharing user or range of time-sharing users is to be released.
TYPE={JOB|STC|TSU}
Indicates whether only batch jobs (JOB), started tasks (STC), or time-sharing users (TSU) are to be released.
USERID=userid
Specifies the userid associated with the job.
XEQNode=xeqnode
Only jobs which are destined to execute at the specified node, or which have already executed at the specified node, are to be released. The node name may be specified using the decimal node number (Nnnnnn) or an EBCDIC node name.

Authority Required

This command requires job authority. The description of the $T RDRnn command explains how to ensure that the authority of the appropriate MVS™ system command group is assigned.

This command requires update security access authority. For a description of assigning command input authority, see z/OS JES2 Initialization and Tuning Guide, SA32-0991.

Scope

MAS-Wide. This command has an effect across the entire MAS.

Messages

The $HASP890 message displays the released job.

JES2 issues message $HASP003 if the specified job was not being held.

Examples

 1   $aj'payroll'

  JOB00024  $HASP890 JOB(PAYROLL)
  $HASP890 JOB(PAYROLL)   STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
JES2 releases the batch job named PAYROLL and makes it available for processing.
 2   $aj(?ebg*)

  JOB00005  $HASP890 JOB(IEBGENER)
  $HASP890 JOB(IEBGENER)  STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
  JOB00055  $HASP890 JOB(IEBGENER)
  $HASP890 JOB(IEBGENER)  STATUS=(AWAITING HARDCOPY),CLASS=A,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=1,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
JES2 releases any batch jobs whose job name includes EBG as the second, third, and fourth characters.
 3   $aj1-8,jm=?ebg*

  JOB00005  $HASP890 JOB(IEBGENER)
  $HASP890 JOB(IEBGENER)  STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
JES2 releases any batch jobs that fall within the range of jobs 1-8 whose job name includes EBG as the second, third, and fourth characters.
 4   $aj(1-3,i*,5-7)

  JOB00003  $HASP890 JOB(D96CLW1A)
  $HASP890 JOB(D96CLW1A)  STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
  JOB00018  $HASP890 JOB(IEBGENER)
  $HASP890 JOB(IEBGENER)  STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
  JOB00036  $HASP890 JOB(IBMUSERX)
  $HASP890 JOB(IBMUSERX)  STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
  JOB00006  $HASP890 JOB(CNTLABC)
  $HASP890 JOB(CNTLABC)   STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
JES2 releases any batch jobs that fall within the range of jobs 1-3 or 5-7, PLUS any batch jobs whose job name begins with the letter I.
 5   $ajq(1-3,i*,5-7)

  STC00002  $HASP890 JOB(NEWS)
  $HASP890 JOB(NEWS)      STATUS=(EXECUTING/IBM1),CLASS=STC,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(IBM1),HOLD=(NONE)
  JOB00003  $HASP890 JOB(D96CLW1A)
  $HASP890 JOB(D96CLW1A)  STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
  STC00010  $HASP890 JOB(INIT)
  $HASP890 JOB(INIT)      STATUS=(EXECUTING/IBM1),CLASS=STC,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(IBM1),HOLD=(NONE),
  $HASP890                INITASID=012D
  STC00017  $HASP890 JOB(INIT)
  $HASP890 JOB(INIT)      STATUS=(EXECUTING/IBM2),CLASS=STC,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(IBM2),HOLD=(NONE)
  $HASP890                INITASID=NONE
  JOB00018  $HASP890 JOB(IEBGENER)
  $HASP890 JOB(IEBGENER)  STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
  JOB00036  $HASP890 JOB(IBMUSERX)
  $HASP890 JOB(IBMUSERX)  STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
  JOB00006  $HASP890 JOB(CNTLABC)
  $HASP890 JOB(CNTLABC)   STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
  TSU00007  $HASP890 JOB(D96CLW1)
  $HASP890 JOB(D96CLW1)   STATUS=(EXECUTING/IBM1),CLASS=TSU,
  $HASP890                PRIORITY=9,SYSAFF=(IBM1),HOLD=(NONE)

JES2 releases any batch jobs, started tasks, or time-sharing users that fall within the range of jobs 1-3 or 5-7, PLUS any whose job name begins with the letter I.

Start of change
 5  $aj(*),jc=*:clientxyzjob*
                      
JOB00069  $HASP890 JOB(D15USER1)                                        C
$HASP890 JOB(INVENTRY)  STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,              
$HASP890                PRIORITY=1,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)              
JOB00070  $HASP890 JOB(D15USER2)                                        C
$HASP890 JOB(PAYROLL)   STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,              
$HASP890                PRIORITY=1,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)              
JOB00071  $HASP890 JOB(D15USER3)                                        C
$HASP890 JOB(ORDERS)    STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,              
$HASP890                PRIORITY=1,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)              
JOB00072  $HASP890 JOB(D15USER4)                                        C
$HASP890 JOB(BACKUP)    STATUS=(AWAITING EXECUTION),CLASS=A,              
$HASP890                PRIORITY=1,SYSAFF=(ANY),HOLD=(NONE)
End of changeStart of changeJES2 releases any batch jobs with the job correlator user portion starting with CLIENTXYZJOB.End of change

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