These commands control the outflow state of the queue. The outflow state is either started or stopped. A stopped queue will not run the jobs it contains. A queue must be started in order to run jobs.
You must have at least operator privileges on the server where the queue resides in order to start or stop a queue.
Using Batch Manager:
-
Select the queue to from the Server view.
-
Select Queue > Start or Queue > Stop, or click Start Queue or Stop Queue on the toolbar.
Using the command line:
-
Start qmgr.
-
Use the start queue command to enable the queue. Use the stop queue command to disable the queue.
Using the Batch API:
Use the BatchStartQueue function to start the queue. Use the BatchStopQueue function to stop the queue.