Batch Jobs Governor properties

The table shows the properties that can be configured for Batch Jobs Governor. The changes you make will affect all jobs.

Property Options
MAXRUNTIME Specify in minutes the maximum amount of time you want a job to run at your site. The default is 4230 minutes.
MRT_CHECKFREQ

Specify in minutes how often to check if the maximum run time has been exceeded. The default is 10 minutes.

If you use MRT_CHECKFREQ, you must configure a number of minutes that is greater than or equal to the existing CHECKFREQ setting.
EMAIL_LIST Specify up-to-10 email addresses to be notified when a job has run longer than the specified number of minutes.
EMAIL_FROM Specify the email address that should send the notification message.
EMAIL_FREQUENCY After the first email about a long-running job has been sent, you can specify the number of minutes after which follow-up emails will be sent. The default is 30 minutes. EMAIL_LIST and EMAIL_FROM properties must be configured.
MRT_ACTION
This setting determines the behavior of Batch Jobs Governor.
  • 0 = Take no action. Batch Jobs Governor is disabled. This is the default setting.
  • 1 = Send email when a job reaches MAXRUNTIME. EMAIL_LIST and EMAIL_FROM properties must be configured.
  • 2 = Kill any job that reaches MAXRUNTIME. The killed job will be logged in the lajs log file and will be moved to Needs Recovery status. If Send to email addresses are configured, a notification will be sent.
  • 3 = Send a warning email for any job that reaches 75% of MAXRUNTIME; kill the job when it reaches 100%. The killed job will be logged in the lajs log file and will be moved to Needs Recovery status. EMAIL_LIST and EMAIL_FROM properties must be configured.