Job disconnection considerations

 

There are several factors that consider whenever you disconnect a job.

• An option on the System Request menu allows you to disconnect an interactive job, causing the signon display to appear. The option calls the Disconnect Job DSCJOB command.

• When connecting with a job again, the values specified on the signon display for program, menu, and current library are ignored.

• A job which has PC organizer or PC text assist function active cannot be disconnected.

• A TCP/IP TELNET job can be disconnected if the session is using a user specified named device description. You can create a user specified named device description using one of the following methods:

  • Using Network Stations with the DISPLAY NAME parameter

  • Using iSeries™ Client Access support with the workstation ID function

  • Using the TCP/IP TELNET Device Initialization exit point to specify a workstation name.

• If the job cannot be disconnected for any reason, the job will be ended instead.

• All disconnected jobs in the subsystem end when the subsystem ends. If a subsystem is ending, the DSCJOB command cannot be issued in any of the jobs in the subsystem.

• The system value Disconnect Job Interval (QDSCJOBITV) can be used to indicate a time interval for which a job can be disconnected. If the time interval is reached, the disconnected job ends

• Disconnected jobs that have not exceeded the QDSCJOBITV system value will end when the subsystem is ended or when an IPL occurs.

 

Parent topic:

Managing interactive jobs

Related concepts
Disconnecting interactive jobs