Locating the XCOMBG job log for CA XCOM for iSeries (AS/400)

Products

• XCOM Data Transport

Issue/Introduction

CA Support may ask to see the XCOMBG log for XCOM.

Environment

CA XCOM for as/400, iSeries, IBM i

XCAS4R

Resolution

How to find the output of the XCOMBG job.  XCOMBG must be stopped to do this.

• Type dspmsg qsysopr
• Find messages like these

Job 791593/XCOM/XCOMBG was ended by user <userid>.
Job 791593/XCOM/XCOMBG is ending immediately. 
Make a note of these values

• Type wrkjob, f4, and put the jobnum, name,user  (from the messages above)
• select 4 Work with Spooled files
• tab next to the job and select 5 to display output

What you are displaying is what we need to see – the whole job.

Additional Information

For more information about the XCOMBG, please see our online documentation at:
Background Processing