The DQ (Default Queue) command designates a specific queue as the system default queue. This queue is used for jobs that do not specify a queue.

It is not essential to have a default queue. If none exists, the system puts each job in the lowest queue whose limits can accommodate it. When the system creates a new JOBDESC file, it retains the previously-defined default queue.

For more information about job queue processing, refer to the following commands: MQ (Make or Modify Queue), PQ (Purge Queue), QF (Queue Factors), SQ (Show Queue), and UQ (Unit Queue).

Syntax

Explanation

DQ

Displays the current default queue.

DQ −

Voids the current default queue specification.

DQ <queue number>

Assigns a new default queue specification.

Examples

Example 1

On a system without a currently defined default queue, the command DQ 999 establishes queue 999 as the default queue. The system response confirms the action.

DQ 999

     THE DEFAULT QUEUE IS 999

Example 2

This example shows a query about the default queue number and the system response.

DQ

     THE DEFAULT QUEUE IS 999

Example 3

This example changes the default queue value established in Example   1 as 999 to 77. The system response confirms the change.

DQ 77

     THE DEFAULT QUEUE HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM 999 TO 77

Example 4

This example cancels the default job queue specification that currently is queue 8.

DQ -

     DEFAULT QUEUE CANCELED (8)