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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 24, 2017

Can you please add Job_type to Get_Job_Info?

Can you please add Job_type to Get_Job_Info?


Use Case:

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1107217/1107217-6238504156156436481?midToken=AQE1P4HH_NHymA&trk=eml-b2_anet_digest_of_digests-group_discussions-24-discussion~subject&trkEmail=eml-b2_anet_digest_of_digests-group_discussions-24-discussion~subject-null-biznm~izk55k4x~v2&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Aemail_b2_anet_digest_of_digests%3B2FcQBb8oReaQ2IY3T%2FQ4lw%3D%3D

Summary of use case: RPG/SQL way of doing RTVJOBA TYPE(&jobtype) to determine batch/interactive and process appropriately.
​Job_Type is in Active_Job_info but I like Get_Job_info because you can easily select the current job with '*'.


Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Jun 28, 2020

    As previously noted, this enhancement has been delivered.

  • Guest
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    Apr 23, 2020

    The V_ACTIVE_JOB_TYPE was added to the QSYS2.GET_JOB_INFO table function in 7.4 and for 7.3 as part of DB PTF group 15