RE: Is there a way to replace a open display files

When we're doing things that need no users, we run an 'IDLE' job.

The Idle job sets the system values QINACTITV and QDSCJOBITV to 10 minutes each. This forces any interactive job that's been sitting more than 20 minutes to 'go away.' After waiting 10 minutes, the job switches those values back to our normal settings:

CHGSYSVAL SYSVAL(QINACTITV) VALUE('10')
CHGSYSVAL SYSVAL(QDSCJOBITV) VALUE('10')
DLYJOB DLY(601)
CHGSYSVAL SYSVAL(QINACTITV) VALUE('90')
CHGSYSVAL SYSVAL(QDSCJOBITV) VALUE('60')

This usually gets rid of quite a few jobs! That leaves the users actually using the system (not necessarily the DSPF or other object we're trying to replace) to deal with, instead of all those 'idle' jobs.

Yes, 90 + 60 is a lot of time-- that's lunch, coffee, and a 'personal break.' But it's what the users don't scream about.

Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Niels Liisberg
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 11:37 AM
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Subject: Is there a way to replace a open display files

Gents / Ladies,

I have a production environment that runs 24/365 and some displayfiles a
always open and have this annoying lock.

So moving the display file to QRPLOBJ, delete it or rename it will not work.

Any ideas?

Is this issue a candidate for an RFE?