Setting an AS/400 Job Description for Message Logging

Setting an AS/400 Job Description for Message Logging

Submitted by Jordan Peacock on Tue, 2012-05-01 06:03

When troubleshooting a problem with one of the RJS Software Systems' connectivity products, change the Job Description for the user signing on to the AS/400 router. The settings listed below force a AS/400 job log to be created after every failed attempt to start a conversation between the AS/400 system and the router. You can then review the job log for errors.

To set a job description for message logging, use the CHGJOBD command and enter the following parameters:

Job description:  RJS
   Library:   JOBDLIB

Message logging:
   Level  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   4
   Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :  0
   Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *MSG or *SECLVL
Log CL program commands  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *YES

Note: Choosing *NOLIST in Text produces no job log.

The most common errors found are:

• The AS/400 access code for the RJS Software Systems product has been entered incorrectly.
• The user has too many libraries in their library list, so the RJS Software Systems product cannot add to the library list.

source : http://support.rjssoftware.com/content/setting-as400-job-description-message-logging