PF (Print Fetch)

The PF (Print Fetch) command displays the FETCH message of a WFL job.

Syntax

Explanation

<mix number> PF

Displays the FETCH message from the specified WFL job.

Sometimes WFL jobs are submitted that contain a FETCH statement. If the NOFETCH option has been reset (OP − NOFETCH), any job that contains a WFL FETCH statement appears in an SQ (Show Queue) display with an F after the mix number. When the system attempts to start a job that has a FETCH statement, the following RSVP message appears:

REQUIRES FETCH, QUEUE = <queue number>

You can handle these jobs while they are still in the queue or after the system issues the RSVP message by responding with any of the following commands.

Command

Result

<mix number> PF

Displays the text of the FETCH statement so that you can react appropriately

<mix number> OK

Clears the FETCH statement so that the job can execute in its normal manner

<mix number> FS

Clears the FETCH statement and immediately start the job, even if the job is not at the top of the queue

<mix number> DS

Terminates the job

The FETCH waiting entry might disappear and reappear as ML (Mix Limit) and MQ (Make or Modify Queue) commands are entered and as jobs and tasks enter and leave the mix.

See OP (Options) for more information about the NOFETCH option.

Note: You can enter a <mix number> OK command for a job marked with an F in the job queue before it is selected for execution. If you do, when the system deletes the F from the SQ display and when the system selects the job for execution, the job starts without issuing an RSVP message.

Example

In this example, the W (Waiting Mix Entries) command display shows that a FETCH is required for the job whose mix number is 3738. The PF command displays the full text of the FETCH message. 

W
  ---Mix-Pri-Elapsed------- 1 WAITING ENTRY -------
    3738  50   10:11 X
          REQUIRES FETCH, QUEUE = 0
3738 PF
  REMOVE TAPE 36451 AND MOUNT ON MT34, BACKUP TO PK173

Considerations for Use

If a fetch job is started from a queue with an FS (Force Schedule) command, the system ignores the fetch statement

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