Display message details

From the iSeries™ Navigator window, you can display the details or properties of your messages.

This provides you with message information that includes:

Details from the file menu that shows you:

  • Message ID
  • Date and time sent
  • Message text
  • Message help (cause and recovery)

Properties from the File menu that shows you:

  • Who sent the message
  • Message text
  • Date and time sent
  • Message ID
  • Severity level
  • Message type
  • Name of message queue
  • Message queue library
  • Name of the job that sent the message
  • Number of jobs that sent the message
  • Name of the program that sent the message
To display the details of your messages, follow these steps:
  1. From the iSeries Navigator window, select the message for which additional detail is wanted.
  2. Choose from the following options:
    • For cause and recovery information, select File > Details.
    • For information about the sender of the message, the message type and severity level, and the message queue, select FileProperties.
Parent topic: Display messages