Can't cancel job because of ARF error

Article Id: 5200

Status: Published

Updated On: 14-02-2018 08:11

Legacy Id: TEC1269699

Products:

CA Workload Automation CA 7 Edition

Issue/Introduction:

Job is in the REQUEST queue with the following status: E-ARFERR and the job can't be canceled. How do I cancel this job?

Environment:

Release: ESPSEV99000-11.3-CA-7-Extended Support Plus
Component:

Resolution:

When a job is in ARF error status (E-ARFERR), you must first purge ARF from the job using the CA 7 command:

ARFP,JOB=#### (where #### is the CA 7 job number)

You should see message:

SPOF-00 JOB 0547 ARF REQUIREMENT PURGED.

Now you should be able to cancel the job.