CRITICAL JOBS

Select option 7 CRITICAL JOBS to display the list of jobs in the current plan that are defined as targets of critical paths. The SELECTING CRITICAL JOBS (EQQSOCJF) panel is displayed for you to specify the filter criteria for the list. After making your selections, press Enter to display the BROWSING CRITICAL JOB panel.

Figure 1. EQQSCJOB - Browsing critical jobs

EQQSCJOB --------------– BROWSING CRITICAL JOBS ------------- Row 1 to 6 of 6

Command ===>                                                 Scroll ===> CSR

Enter any of the row commands below
 S - critical path             H - critical hot list
Press ENTER to refresh.

Row  Application id   Operation Jobname  Input Arrival   Deadline        RL  S  R 
cmd                   ws   no.           Date     Time   Date     Time            
'''' CRITPATH01       CPU1 012  TESTJOB  08/07/27 12.00  08/07/27 12.00  N   W  P 
'''' CRITPATH02       CPU1 016  TESTJOB  08/07/27 12.00  08/07/27 12.00  N   W  P 
'''' CRITPATH03       CPU1 011  IEFBR14  08/07/27 10.40  08/07/27 12.00  N   W  P 
'''' CRITPATH03       CPU1 012  IEFBR14  08/07/27 10.40  08/07/27 12.00  N   W  P 
'''' CRITPATH05       CPU1 011  TESTJOB  08/07/27 10.40  08/07/27 12.00  N   W  P 
'''' CRITPATH06       CPU1 012  IEFBR14  08/07/27 10.40  08/07/27 12.00  N   W  P 
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The Risk Level (RL) field can have one of the following values:

H: High risk. According to the current estimated end time or to the value specified for JTOPTS(RISKCONFIDENCE), if any, the job will not complete by the defined deadline. For example, the estimated end time is later than the deadline or the confidence value is lower than the value set for the JTOPTS(RISKCONFIDENCE).
When JTOPTS(RISKCONFIDENCE) is specified, the only condition that causes the high risk level for a critical job is that the confidence value gets lower than the RISKCONFIDENCE value.
P: Potential risk. One or more of the critical job predecessors are late, long running, or ended in error.
N: None. No problem was detected in the network of the critical job predecessors.

The Recalculation (R) field shows the cause of the recalculation; it can have one of the following values:

C: Job on critical path, completed or removed for the hot list
D: Dynamic updates to the plan
L: Late job
P: Daily planning

Enter the right scroll command to scroll the list right:

Figure 2. EQQSCJO1 - Browsing active critical jobs (right part)

EQQSCJO1 ------- BROWSING ACTIVE CRITICAL JOBS (right part) ----- Row 1 to 3 of 3

Command ===>                                                 Scroll ===> CSR

Enter any of the row commands below:
 S - critical path             H - critical hot list
Press ENTER to refresh.

Row  Operat     Jobname      Estimated End    Last Update     Op   Predecessors
cmd  ws    no.               Date      Time   Date      Time  H N  Late Long
Error
'''' CPU1  001  JOBLOO1      08/01/10  12.48                  N N   0    0     0
'''' CPU1  001  JOBLOO1      08/01/10  00.30                  N N   0    0     0
'''' CPU1  001  JOBLOO1      08/01/10  12.48                  N N   0    0     0
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Enter the S row command to display the list of jobs belonging to the critical path for the target you selected. The BROWSING CRITICAL PATH panel is displayed:

Figure 3. EQQSCPL1 - Browsing critical path (left part)

EQQSCPL1 ----------- BROWSING CRITICAL PATH (left part) -------- Row 1 to 5 of 5

Command ===>                                                 Scroll ===> CSR

Application           :   CRITPATH06
Operation             :   CPU1 12
WLM Class and Policy  :   WLMCLS1  Deadline

Enter the row command S to select an operation for details.
Press ENTER to refresh.

Row  Application id   Operation Jobname  Promot Flags  S P Latest     Input    
cmd                   ws   no.           U W    L R        start      arrival  
'''' CRITPATH04       CPU1 001  JOBLOO1  N N    N N    U 8  18 00.29   08 00.30
'''' CRITPATH04       CPU1 004  JOBLOO1  N N    N N    W 8  18 00.29   08 00.30
'''' CRITPATH06       CPU1 007  JOBLOO1  N N    N N    W 8  18 00.29   08 00.30
'''' CRITPATH06       CPU1 010  JOBLOO1  N N    N N    W 8  18 00.29   08 00.30
'''' CRITPATH06       CPU1 012  JOBLOO1  N N    N N    W 8  18 00.29   08 00.30
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You can scroll the list left and right by entering the left and right scroll commands, respectively.

For a critical job with high or potential risk, you can display a list of the critical job predecessors that are late, long running, or ended with an error, by entering the critical hot list command on the BROWSING CRITICAL JOBS panel.