JOBFENCE

JOBFENCE

The JOBFENCE command de￿nes the minim um input priority that a job or a session must have in order to execute.

Syntax

JOBFENCE priorityfence

Parameters

priorityfence The number 0 allows a job or session to log on with an y INPRI value. The number 14 prevents all jobs and sessions from logging on regardless of their INPRI value. The use of HIPRI as well as the job and session limits a￿ects the ability of a job or session to log on.

The system does not process jobs or sessions with an input priority less than or equal to the priorityfence until you raise their input priorit y with the ALTJOB command or lower the jobfence.

Operation Notes

Usage

You can enter this command from a session, a job, a program, or in break mode. Pressing 4Break5 does not a￿ect this command.

You must enter this command from the console; ho wever, you can enter this command from y our terminal if y our system administrator has used the ALLOW command, which permits you to enter this command.

Overriding the jobfence

If you have SM or OP capabilit y, you can override the jobfence setting by logging on with the HIPRI parameter of the JOB or HELLO commands. Alternatively, you can log on with an input priorit y greater than the jobfence, as indicated b y the SHOWJOB command.

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