by Dawn May | Nov 10, 2015 | Prestart Jobs, Server Jobs, Security, Work Management
While at a conference this fall, I was asked about job accounting and prestart jobs. I thought this would be a good blog topic.
If you have set up job accounting, the system will write journal entries to the job accounting journal when the accounting code is changed or when a job ends.
(more…)
by Dawn May | Oct 26, 2010 | Prestart Jobs, Server Jobs, Subsystems, Work Management
SQL server mode jobs are the jobs named QSQSRVR that run in the QSYSWRK subsystems. One of the more common concerns that has been raised with QSQSRVR jobs is the difficulty to manage them, and in particular, the inability to configure the subsystem in which they run.
(more…)
by Dawn May | Oct 9, 2009 | ACS, SQL, Prestart Jobs, Work Management
Client special registers are a database-specific resource that can be optionally used by application providers to imprint identity or any other useful character-based detail for an application environment. Using client special registers doesn’t affect or impact the execution of SQL statements. Db2 for IBM i users can see the client special register values when using Db2 for i tools. When an application or client places meaningful values in the registers, database analysts and database administrators will have a better awareness of the application context.
(more…)