ibmi_submit_job – Submit a job on IBM i system. This module functions like SBMJOB.

Synopsis

  • The ibmi_submit_job module submits a job on IBM i system.

  • It waits until the submitted job turns into expected status that is specified.

Parameters

become_user

The name of the user profile that the IBM i task will run under.

Use this option to set a user with desired privileges to run the task.

required: false
type: str
become_user_password

Use this option to set the password of the user specified in become_user.

required: false
type: str
check_interval

The time interval between current and next checks of the expected status of the submitted job. This option will be ignored if *NONE is specified for option status.

required: False
type: str
default: 1m
cmd

A command that runs in the batch job.

required: True
type: str
parameters

The parameters that SBMJOB will take. Other than CMD, all other parameters need to be specified here. The default values of parameters for SBMJOB will be taken if not specified.

required: False
type: str
status

The expect status list. The module will wait for the job to be turned into one of the expected status specified. If one of the expect status specified matches the status of submitted job, it will return. If *NONE is specified, the module will not wait for anything and return right after the job is submitted. The valid options are *NONE, *ACTIVE, *COMPLETE, *JOBQ, *OUTQ.

required: false
type: list
elements: str
default: [’*NONE’]
time_out

The max time that the module waits for the submitted job is turned into expected status. It returns if the status of the submitted job is not turned into the expected status within the time_out time. This option will be ignored if *NONE is specified for option status.

required: False
type: str
default: 1m

Examples

- name: Submit a batch job and run CALL QGPL/PGM1
  ibm.power_ibmi.ibmi_submit_job:
    cmd: 'CALL QGPL/PGM1'
    parameters: 'JOB(TEST)'
    check_interval: '30s'
    time_out: '80s'
    status: ['*OUTQ', '*COMPLETE']

Notes

Note

Ansible hosts file need to specify ansible_python_interpreter=/QOpenSys/pkgs/bin/python3(or python2)

See Also

See also

Return Values

start
The task execution start time
returned: When job has been submitted and task has waited for the job status for some time
type: str
sample: 2019-12-02 11:07:53.757435
end
The task execution end time
returned: When job has been submitted and task has waited for the job status for some time
type: str
sample: 2019-12-02 11:07:54.064969
delta
The task execution delta time
returned: When job has been submitted and task has waited for the job status for some time
type: str
sample: 0:00:00.307534
stdout
The task standard output
returned: When rc as non-zero(failure)
type: str
sample: CPC2102: Library TESTLIB created
stderr
The task standard error
returned: When rc as non-zero(failure)
type: str
sample: CPF2111:Library TESTLIB already exists
sbmjob_cmd
The SBMJOB CL command that has been used.
returned: always
type: str
sample: SBMJOB CMD(CRTLIB LIB(TESTLIB))
rc
The task return code (0 means success, non-zero means failure)
returned: always
type: int
sample: 255
stdout_lines
The task standard output split in lines
returned: When rc as non-zero(failure)
type: list
sample:
["CPC2102: Library TESTLIB created."]
stderr_lines
The task standard error split in lines
returned: When rc as non-zero(failure)
type: list
sample:
["CPF2111:Library TESTLIB already exists."]