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Additional Resources

How to display Job logs

Display from menu option

  • go to MI (Management Inquiry)
  • take option 8
  • Enter the workstation number then press ENTER to display

Display all logs from a command line

  • DSPLOG <ENTER>

Display selected logs from a command line

  • DSPLOG + F4 and <ENTER>
    Display Log (DSPLOG)

    Type choices, press Enter.

    Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QHST QHST
    Time period for log output:
    Start time and date:
    Beginning time . . . . . . . . *AVAIL Time, *AVAIL < pick a start time
    Beginning date . . . . . . . . *CURRENT Date, *CURRENT, *BEGIN < pick a start date
    End time and date:
    Ending time . . . . . . . . . *AVAIL Time, *AVAIL < pick a end time
    Ending date . . . . . . . . . *CURRENT Date, *CURRENT, *END < pick a end date
    Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . * *, *PRINT, *PRTWRAP < * = display on screen, *print = print to system printer

Log examples

Typical Log example

Cleanup has started.
Job 063021/QPGMR/QCLNUSRMSG started on 11/17/08 at 02:00:17 in subsystem QCTL
Job 063022/QPGMR/QCLNSYSMSG started on 11/17/08 at 02:00:17 in subsystem QCTL
Job 063023/QPGMR/QCLNSYSPRT started on 11/17/08 at 02:00:17 in subsystem QCTL
Job 063024/QPGMR/QCLNSYSLOG started on 11/17/08 at 02:00:18 in subsystem QCTL
Job 063025/QPGMR/QCLNCALITM started on 11/17/08 at 02:00:18 in subsystem QCTL
Job 063026/QPGMR/QCLNUSRPGM started on 11/17/08 at 02:00:18 in subsystem QCTL
User cleanup program started.
User cleanup program successfully completed.
Job 063026/QPGMR/QCLNUSRPGM ended on 11/17/08 at 02:00:18; 1 seconds used; en
Cleanup of user messages started.
Cleanup of operator and work station messages started.
Cleanup of OfficeVision/400 calendar items started.
Cleanup of job logs and other system output started.
Cleanup of OfficeVision/400 calendar items successfully completed.
Job 063025/QPGMR/QCLNCALITM ended on 11/17/08 at 02:00:21; 1 seconds used; en
000009 of 000063 messages deleted from KEVC.
000004 of 000022 messages deleted from KEVIN.
000006 of 000044 messages deleted from QPGMR.
000001 of 000003 messages deleted from QTCP.
000004 of 000012 messages deleted from TAB.
Cleanup of operator and work station messages successfully completed.
Job 063022/QPGMR/QCLNSYSMSG ended on 11/17/08 at 02:00:24; 1 seconds used; en
000004 of 000025 messages deleted from TABI.
Cleanup of user messages successfully completed.
Job 063021/QPGMR/QCLNUSRMSG ended on 11/17/08 at 02:00:24; 1 seconds used; en
Cleanup of job logs and other system output successfully completed.
Job 063023/QPGMR/QCLNSYSPRT ended on 11/17/08 at 02:00:33; 2 seconds used; en
Cleanup of system journals and system logs started.
Cleanup of system journals and system logs successfully completed.
Cleanup has completed.
Job 063024/QPGMR/QCLNSYSLOG ended on 11/17/08 at 02:01:06; 31 seconds used; e
Job not submitted for job schedule entry STRTCP number 000001.
Job not submitted for job schedule entry HOST number 000002.
Job 063027/QSPLJOB/P3 started on 11/17/08 at 06:05:10 in subsystem QSPL in QS
Writer 063027/QSPLJOB/P3 started.
Job 063028/QSPLJOB/P2 started on 11/17/08 at 06:05:12 in subsystem QSPL in QS
Writer 063028/QSPLJOB/P2 started.
Job 063029/KEVC/K1 started on 11/17/08 at 06:20:23 in subsystem QINTER in QSY
Job 063030/TABI/W1 started on 11/17/08 at 06:52:23 in subsystem QCTL in QSYS.
Job 063031/BUDS/K9 started on 11/17/08 at 06:53:18 in subsystem QINTER in QSY
Job 063032/BUDS/K5 started on 11/17/08 at 06:53:34 in subsystem QINTER in QSY
Job 063033/BUDS/KA started on 11/17/08 at 06:57:16 in subsystem QINTER in QSY
*SIGNON server job 062852/QUSER/QZSOSIGN processing request for user DANA on
Job 063034/QUSER/QZSOSIGN started on 11/17/08 at 06:59:25 in subsystem QSYSWR
Job 063035/QUSER/QZSOSIGN started on 11/17/08 at 06:59:25 in subsystem QSYSWR
Job 063036/QUSER/QZSCSRVS started on 11/17/08 at 06:59:27 in subsystem QSYSWR
Job 063037/QUSER/QZSCSRVS started on 11/17/08 at 06:59:28 in subsystem QSYSWR
Servicing job 062893/QUSER/QZSCSRVS for user DANA on 11/17/08 06:59:28 in sub
Job 063038/QSPLJOB/P9 started on 11/17/08 at 06:59:36 in subsystem QSPL in QS
Writer 063038/QSPLJOB/P9 started.
Job 063039/DANA/D1 started on 11/17/08 at 07:00:47 in subsystem QINTER in QSY
Job 062852/QUSER/QZSOSIGN ended on 11/17/08 at 07:03:09; 2 seconds used; end
Job 062893/QUSER/QZSCSRVS ended on 11/17/08 at 07:03:09; 2 seconds used; end
Vary off completed for device P4.
Vary on completed for device P4.
Job 063040/QSPLJOB/P4 started on 11/17/08 at 07:12:37 in subsystem QSPL in QS
Writer 063040/QSPLJOB/P4 started.
Job 063034/QUSER/QZSOSIGN ended on 11/17/08 at 07:13:09; 1 seconds used; end
Job 063036/QUSER/QZSCSRVS ended on 11/17/08 at 07:13:09; 1 seconds used; end
Job 063041/BUDS/B2 started on 11/17/08 at 07:14:48 in subsystem QINTER in QSY
Job 063042/KEVC/K4 started on 11/17/08 at 07:26:07 in subsystem QINTER in QSY
Job 063043/DANA/D2 started on 11/17/08 at 07:47:41 in subsystem QINTER in QSY
Job 063044/TABI/W2 started on 11/17/08 at 07:48:20 in subsystem QINTER in QSY
Job 063045/BUDS/B3 started on 11/17/08 at 07:54:31 in subsystem QINTER in QSY
Job 063049/GORD/G2 started on 11/17/08 at 08:49:18 in subsystem QINTER in QSY
Job 063050/DALE/QPADEV0003 started on 11/17/08 at 08:52:24 in subsystem QINTE
CPF6708 received by DAYC01A at 1800. (C D I R) < here is an error
C < here was the user response to the error

Job 063003/KEVC/BACKUP ended on 11/17/08 at 08:53:39; 138 seconds used; end c
Job 063012/KEVC/BACKUP01 started on 11/17/08 at 08:53:43 in subsystem QBATCH
Job 063012/KEVC/BACKUP01 ended on 11/17/08 at 08:59:20; 214 seconds used; end
Job 063013/KEVIN/DAYPRE02 started on 11/17/08 at 08:59:21 in subsystem QBATCH
Job 063013/KEVIN/DAYPRE02 ended on 11/17/08 at 08:59:49; 9 seconds used; end
Job 063014/KEVC/BACKUP started on 11/17/08 at 08:59:50 in subsystem QBATCH in
CPF6718 received by DAYC01A at 1200. (C D I R)
10 objects saved from library IBSBACKUP.
Job 063055/KEVC/K2 started on 11/17/08 at 09:06:03 in subsystem QINTER in QSY
Job 063056/QTCP/QTGTELNETS started on 11/17/08 at 09:13:26 in subsystem QSYSW
Job 063057/REX/IW started on 11/17/08 at 09:13:39 in subsystem QINTER in QSYS
Job 063014/KEVC/BACKUP was ended by user DALE.
Job 063014/KEVC/BACKUP ended on 11/17/08 at 09:15:25; 1 seconds used; end cod
Job 063046/KEVC/P0304Q started on 11/17/08 at 09:15:26 in subsystem QBATCH in
Job 063046/KEVC/P0304Q ended on 11/17/08 at 09:17:37; 97 seconds used; end co
Job 063047/TABI/QDFTJOBD started on 11/17/08 at 09:17:38 in subsystem QBATCH

Investigating a job log

  • Find your log entry that you want to investigate
    Load form type '*STD' device P9 writer P9. (G B I H R C) < this is the original message
    G < this was the response entered
  • put the cursor over the log entry and press F1
    Additional Message Information

    Message ID . . . . . . : CPA3394 Severity . . . . . . . : 99
    Message type . . . . . : Inquiry
    Date sent . . . . . . : 11/17/08 Time sent . . . . . . : 09:22:21

    Message . . . . : Load form type '*STD' device P9 writer P9. (G B I H R C)
    Cause . . . . . : The file on output queue P9 in library QUSRSYS requires
    form type '*STD' to be loaded on device P9. The form type for the file was
    all blanks when '' appears as the form type.
    Possible choices for replying to message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
    G -- Begin processing the current file after loading the form type.
    B -- Begin processing the current file after loading and aligning the form
    type (no alignment message is sent - same as option 1 on System/36).
    I -- Ignore the request to load the form type. Print the file on the
    current formtype (same as option 0 on System/36).
    H -- Hold the file and print the next file on the output queue.
    R -- Search the output queue for the first available file with the correct
    More...
    form type. Reply value R is useful after using the Change Writer (CHGWTR)
    command to change the form type or the output queue of the writer.
    *FILEEND must be specified for the option (OPTION) parameter on the CHGWTR
    command for the change to take effect.
    C -- Cancel the writer (same as option 2 on System/36).
    Press Enter to continue.

    F3=Exit F6=Print F9=Display message details F12=Cancel
    F21=Select assistance level


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