The Start Service Job (STRSRVJOB) command starts the remote service operation for a specified job (other than the job issuing the command) so that other service commands can be entered to service the specified job. Any dump, debug, and trace commands can be run in that job until service operation ends. Service operation continues until the End Service Job (ENDSRVJOB) command is run.

Restrictions:

• To use this command, you must be signed on as QPGMR, QSYSOPR, QSRV, or QSRVBAS, or have use (*USE) authority to the user profile of the job being serviced.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
JOB	Job name	Qualified job name	Required, Positional 1
	Qualifier 1: Job name	Name
	Qualifier 2: User	Name
	Qualifier 3: Number	000000-999999
DUPJOBOPT	Duplicate job option	*SELECT, *MSG	Optional

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Job name (JOB)

Specifies the job to be serviced. If no job number is given, all of the jobs currently in the system are searched for the simple job name. If duplicates of the specified name are found, messages are sent to the user, and user name and job number must be specified. The job name entered cannot be the name of the job issuing the command.

This is a required parameter.

Qualifier 1: Job name

name

Specify the name of the job.

Qualifier 2: User

name

Specify the user name that identifies the user profile under which the job was run.

Qualifier 3: Number

000000-999999

Specify the system-assigned job number of the job to be serviced.

Duplicate job option (DUPJOBOPT)

Specifies the action taken when duplicate jobs are found by this command.

*SELECT

The selection display is shown when duplicate jobs are found during an interactive session. Otherwise, an escape message is issued.

*MSG

An escape message is issued when duplicate jobs are found.

Examples

STRSRVJOB   JOB(ABCD)

This command starts the remote service operation so that any trace, debug, or dump commands entered in this job are applied to the job named ABCD.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF3501

Job is already being serviced, traced, or debugged.

CPF3520

Job not found.

CPF3524

More than one job with specified name found.

CPF3531

Job cannot be serviced.

CPF3536

Job completed and cannot be serviced.

CPF3549

Job &1/&2/&3 cannot be serviced.

CPF3676

Not authorized to service specified job.

CPF3909

Service command will not be processed.

CPF3918

Service request canceled.

CPF3938

Already servicing another job.