Display job logs

To analyze a problem, you might want to review the messages in the job log. You can display a job log in several different ways.

The job log contains the messages that were recorded when a job ran. You can review these messages to analyze the problems. You have several different ways to display a job log. How you display the job log depends on whether the job has ended or is still running.

For a job that has ended, use the Work with User Jobs display.
1. Type WRKUSRJOB from any command line.
2. Select option 8 (Work with spooled files) for the job whose log you want to see.
3. Find the file that is called QPJOBLOG on the Work with Spooled Files display.
4. Type 5 (Display) to view it.
For a job that is still running, use the Work with User Jobs display.
1. Type WRKUSRJOB from any command line.
2. Type 5 (Work with) for the job whose log you want to see.
3. Type 10 (Display job log, if active or on job queue) from the Work with Job display.
To display the job log for your own workstation session, use the Display Job Log (DSPJOBLOG) command. Type DSPJOBLOG from any command line.