Name: Why and How to read a Job Log
Start: 2026-04-30T13:00:00-0500
End: 2026-04-30T14:00:00-0500

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Why and How to read a Job Log

Thursday April 30, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT

Galerie 5

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When a job runs on IBM i it generates various status messages. When things go 'bump' the job issues additional messages. Where do those messages appear? Most of them appear in the job log, making the job log the 'go to' for identifying issues or determining status of the job. In this session we will review how to control the job log detail and disposition. We'll show you ways to read the job log. We'll also discuss the differences between active and completed jobs and give some thinking about dealing with a large number of job logs.

Learning Objectives:
Learn how to control joblogs, when they are produced and how much detail is provided. Learn how to read the joblog and get the most detail. Learn how to identify who or what answered an error message and when that was done.

Speakers

Larry Bolhuis

Principal IBM Power Systems Architect, Service Express

Larry has grown up with computers since his father became a CE in 1967. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Calvin College in 1982.After 2 years working with early PCs and servers her began working on IBM midrange equipment with the S/34 and S/36 He moved to AS/400 at its introduction In 1988. Early in his career he was a developer, then migrated to networking, system design, upgrades and general systems... Read More →

Thursday April 30, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Galerie 5

Systems Management

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COMMON POWERUp 2026

Larry Bolhuis

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COMMON POWERUp 2026

Larry Bolhuis

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