Using the Ready List panel

The ready list contains operations that have no outstanding predecessors, operations defined to the workstation that are waiting for a particular time or resource, operations that have already started, and operations that have ended in error. The status codes of operations in the ready list can be A, I, R, *, S, or E. The ready list displayed can also include one operation in C status, the last operation that you manually set to complete. This operation is maintained on the ready list to give you an opportunity to reset the operation if you change your mind.

To display the ready list for a workstation, select option 4 from the main menu, which will then display the COMMUNICATING WITH WORKSTATIONS menu (EQQRTOPP - Communicating with workstations). The ready list functions are available by selecting option 1 on this panel.

Figure 1. EQQRTOPP - Communicating with workstations

 EQQRTOPP ----------
 --- COMMUNICATING WITH WORK STATIONS 
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 Option ===>

 Select one of the following:

 1 READY LIST      - Using the ready list

 2 WAITING LIST    - Review submitted jobs that have a waiting status

 3 JOB SETUP       - Setup the JCL for jobs

 4 WORK STATIONS   - Review the status of work stations

 9 DEFINE RL       - Define alternative ready list layouts

Figure 2. EQQRTOPP - Communicating with workstations

 EQQRTOPP ------------- COMMUNICATING WITH WORK STATIONS -----------------------
 Option ===>

 Select one of the following:

 1 READY LIST      - Using the ready list

 2 WAITING LIST    - Review submitted jobs that have a waiting status

 3 JOB SETUP       - Setup the JCL for jobs

 4 WORK STATIONS   - Review the status of work stations

 9 DEFINE RL       - Define alternative ready list layouts

You can customize the layout of the workstation ready list to suit your needs, either by selecting one of the supplied layouts or by building your own layout.