ABORTJOB/4Ctrl5A ABORTJOB

Operation Notes

Note

You need to use the SHOWJOB command to determine the job

 

or session number of the operation y ou want to cancel. If y ou

 

need more information on SHOWJOB , refer to the section on that

 

command later in this c hapter.

 

 

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 the 4Ctrl5A ABORTJOB command from the console. Y ou can enter the ABORTJOB command from a terminal other than the console if the JOBSECURITY command is set to LOW, or if your system administrator has used the ALLOW command, which permits you to enter this command.

Di￿erences between ABORTJOB and 4Ctrl5A ABORTJOB

Both of these commands function iden tically except that y ou can enter 4Ctrl5A ABORTJOB only from the console. The = sign appears when y ou press 4Ctrl54A5. Pressing these k eys enables y ou to enter certain commands on a console from which another process (suc h as STORE ) is currently running.

Recommended usage

If you use the [jobname ,]user .acct form of the command when more than one job or session is executing with the same name, the system selects the job or session that it aborts. Consequen tly, you should use the #Jnnn or #Snnn form of the command for more precise con trol of jobs or sessions to be terminated. Although the job or session abnormally terminates, log records are issued, and CPU times and connect times are updated. All I/O activit y terminates, suc h as printing, and reading or writing ￿les.

Waiting and scheduled jobs

You can also use the ABORTJOB command for waiting and scheduled jobs, as well as for executing jobs. If a request is pending at the console, the command automatically terminates the request, and the follo wing message appears on the console:

time/#Snnn/pin/REQUEST REQUIRING OPERATOR REPLY FOR

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