Finding jobs

It is important to understand how to find jobs on your system. Whatever the reason, at some point in time you might need certain information from a particular job.

In IBM® Navigator for i, you can do a Find on all your jobs or you can narrow your search using the Include function followed by Find. The Include function allows you to put limitations on what is displayed. For example, instead of doing a Find on hundreds of jobs, you can run an Include to display only certain job types. Or, you can display only those jobs with specific job user IDs.

From a performance standpoint, if you have a large number of jobs on the system, it is recommended that you use the Include function to narrow the number of jobs searched. If you have a lot of jobs on the system, searching through all of them can hinder system performance.

Note: You can use the Filter and Include functions throughout work management wherever you find jobs. You can also use these tools to find job queues, subsystems, and memory pools in the same manner. Remember that you need to open the list that you want to search before you can use these tools.

IBM Navigator for i

To find a job using the Filter option, use the following instructions:

Expand Work Management > Active Jobs.
In the Filter field, type the job ID you want to find (for example, Qqqtemp1). All the job columns are searched for your job.
Your job will be listed once it is found.
Note: Job names are not case sensitive.

Limit information that is displayed

To limit the information that is displayed, use the Include function.

Expand Work Management > Active Jobs or Server Jobs.
Click Actions > Include. The Include window is shown.
In the Include window, select the options with which you want to search for your job.
Click OK.

Character-based interface

To find a job on the system, use either the Work with Active Job (WRKACTJOB), Work with User Job (WRKUSRJOB), or Work with Submitted Job (WRKSBMJOB) command.