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REVIEW

Object types - ????System security levels - ????Current library - How is it assigned ????

How do you change it???Qualified naming - What is it????System values - What are they ???

How do you see them????Special values - Identified How?

Where used? Assistance levels - What are the levels available ??

How do you control them???Library lists - Why used ????Messages - Sending and receiving ??Function Key’s ??????

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Chapter 4

working with jobsHandling messages

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Consists of a set /group of related (one or many) programs

Receives all of its attributes from one or all

System values, User profile, a job description, inheritance such as

name, library list, datefmt, queue, output - run priorities,message logging level, printer.

We use the QDFTJOBD (IBM supplied) as a default job description here at Seneca.

CommandsDSPJOB, WRKJOB, CHGJOB

related commands CRTJOBD, WRKJOBD, CHGJOBD

A JOB

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Work with Jobs Command• To display information about your current

Interactive job, simply type: WRKJOB• To display information about any other job,

use the Work With Job and enter the Job Name and User. Sometimes qualification required.

• To display your submitted and still outstanding Batch Jobs, use the Work with Submitted Jobs Commands (WRKSBMJOB) and Select from the list presented.

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WRKJOB Work with Job (WRKJOB)

Type choices, press Enter.

Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . * Name, *

User . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name

Number . . . . . . . . . . . . 000000-999999

Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . * *, *PRINT

Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . *SELECT *SELECT, *STSA, *DFNA...

Or use GO ASSIST and use option 2

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ASSIST AS/400 Operational Assistant (TM) Menu System: ODIN To select one of the following, type its number below and press Enter: 1. Work with printer output 2. Work with jobs (work with user jobs) 3. Work with messages 4. Send messages 5. Change your password 10. Manage your system, users, and devices 11. Customize your system, users, and devices 75. Information and problem handling 80. Temporary sign-off Type a menu option below == > 2 F1=Help F3=Exit F9=Command line F12=Cancel

GO ASSIST

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SYSTEM General System Tasks System: ODIN Select one of the following: 1. Jobs (provides a menu related to jobs 2. Status 3. Display system operator messages 4. Messages 5. Files, libraries, and folders 6. Save 7. Restore 8. Device operations 9. Communications 10. Security 60. More system task options Selection or command ===> 1 F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant F16=AS/400 Main menu (C) COPYRIGHT IBM CORP. 1980, 1999.

GO SYSTEM

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JOB Jobs System: ODIN Select one of the following: 1. Work with jobs 2. Work with all active job statistics 3. Work with spooled output files 4. Work with printers 5. Work with job queues 6. Work with active subsystems 7. Submit a job 20. Control job environment 60. More job options 70. Related commands Selection or command ===> 1 F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant F16=AS/400 Main menu

OPTION 1

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Work with Job System: ODIN Job: QPADEV003X User: ABERNS Number: 404631 Select one of the following: 1. Display job status attributes 2. Display job definition attributes 3. Display job run attributes, if active 4. Work with spooled files 10. Display job log, if active or on job queue 11. Display call stack, if active 12. Work with locks, if active 13. Display library list, if active 14. Display open files, if active 15. Display file overrides, if active 16. Display commitment control status, if active More... Selection or command ===>

WRKJOB cont’dDefaults to your current session / job

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WRKUSRJOB

• Shows you a list of all of the jobs owned by the selected user

regardless of the subsystem

• Status – Active = Job is currently running– Outq = Job is finished– Jobq = Job is waiting to process.

• To delete a ‘run-away’ job, take option 4

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WRKUSRJOB continued GO ASSIST 10, 12

Work with User Jobs ODIN

10/15/00 17:47:59

Type options, press Enter.

2=Change 3=Hold 4=End 5=Work with 6=Release 7=Display message

8=Work with spooled files 13=Disconnect

Opt Job User Type -----Status----- Function

___ DA234E29 DA234E29 INTER ACTIVE CMD-STRSEU

___ QPADEV000M DA444A32 INTER ACTIVE CMD-STRSEU

___ QPADEV000Q DA444B31 INTER ACTIVE CMD-WRKOBJPDM

___ QPADEV000W DA400D12 INTER ACTIVE CMD-STRSEU

___ QPADEV001C DA540A28 INTER ACTIVE CMD-STRSEU

___ QPADEV001D DA444B25 INTER ACTIVE CMD-STRSEU

___ QPADEV001F DA234F20 INTER ACTIVE CMD-WRKOBJPDM

___ QPADEV001G DA234F37 INTER ACTIVE CMD-WRKLIBPDM

___ QPADEV001H DA400C02 INTER ACTIVE MNU-MAIN

___ QPADEV001K CE544B06 INTER ACTIVE CMD-STRPDM

More...

Parameters or command

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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F9=Retrieve F11=Display schedule data

F12=Cancel F21=Select assistance level

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Parameters or command ===> WRKACTJOB Shows all currently active jobs and the current status

Parameters or command ===> WRKACTJOB OUTPUT(*PRINT)

Or redirect to the printer

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Work with Active Jobs ODIN 02/07/01 20:48:54 CPU %: 7.7 Elapsed time: 00:00:27 Active jobs: 191 Type options, press Enter. 2=Change 3=Hold 4=End 5=Work with 6=Release 7=Display message 8=Work with spooled files 13=Disconnect ... Opt Subsystem/Job User Type CPU % Function Status ___ QCMN QSYS SBS .0 DEQW ___ QCTL QSYS SBS .0 DEQW ___ QSYSSCD QPGMR SBS .0 DEQW ___ QPADEV000D DB344D21 INT . 0 CMD-STRSEU DSPW ___ QPADEV000F DB344D21 INT .0 CMD-WRKJOB DSPW ___ QPADEV000M DB444A11 INT .0 CMD-STRPDM DSPW ___ +QPADEV001C DB344C11 INT .0 CMD-STRSEU DSPW ___ QPADEV001H CE534B03 INT .0 CMD-STRPDM DSPW More... Parameters or command ===> F3=Exit F5=Refresh F7=Find F10=Restart statistics F11=Display elapsed data F12=Cancel F23=More options F24=More keys

WRKACTJOB F14 Include

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Change Job (CHGJOB) Option 2 on list screen Type choices, press Enter. Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . > QPADEV003X Name, * User . . . . . . . . . . . . . > ABERNS Name Number . . . . . . . . . . . . > 404631 000000-999999 Job priority (on JOBQ) . . . . . *SAME 0-9, *SAME Output priority (on OUTQ) . . . 5 1-9, *SAME Print device . . . . . . . . . . PRT01 Name, *SAME, *USRPRF... Output queue . . . . . . . . . . ABERNS Name, *SAME, *USRPRF, *DEV... Library . . . . . . . . . . . ABERNS Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB Run priority . . . . . . . . . . 20 1-99, *SAME Additional Parameters Job queue . . . . . . . . . . . *SAME Name, *SAME Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB Print text . . . . . . . . . . . *BLANK More... F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display F24=More keys

WRKACTJOB cont’d

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Change Job (CHGJOB) Type choices, press Enter. Message logging: Level . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0-4, *SAME Severity . . . . . . . . . . . 00 0-99, *SAME Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . *NOLIST *SAME, *MSG, *SECLVL, *NOLIST Log CL program commands . . . . *NO *SAME, *YES, *NO Inquiry message reply . . . . . *RQD *SAME, *RQD, *DFT, *SYSRPYL Break message handling . . . . . *NORMAL *SAME, *NORMAL, *NOTIFY... Status message . . . . . . . . . *NORMAL *SAME, *USRPRF, *SYSVAL... DDM conversation . . . . . . . . *KEEP *SAME, *KEEP, *DROP Schedule date . . . . . . . . . *SAME Date, *SAME, *CURRENT... Schedule time . . . . . . . . . *SAME Time, *SAME, *CURRENT Job date . . . . . . . . . . . . 020701 Date, *SAME Date format . . . . . . . . . . *MDY *SAME, *SYSVAL, *YMD, *MDY... Date separator . . . . . . . . . '/' *SAME, *SYSVAL, *BLANK, /... Time separator . . . . . . . . . ':' *SAME, *SYSVAL, *BLANK, :... Job switches . . . . . . . . . . 00000000 Character value, *SAME More... F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display F24=More keys

WRKACTJOB / CHGJOB cont’d 2

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Change Job (CHGJOB) Type choices, press Enter. Time slice . . . . . . . . . . . 1500 Milliseconds, *SAME Eligible for purge . . . . . . . *YES *SAME, *YES, *NO Default wait time . . . . . . . 30 Seconds, *SAME, *NOMAX Device recovery action . . . . . *DSCMSG Time slice end pool . . . . . . *NONE *SAME, *SYSVAL, *NONE, *BASE Print key format . . . . . . . . *PRTHDR *SAME, *SYSVAL, *NONE... Sort sequence . . . . . . . . . *HEX Name, *SAME, *USRPRF... Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB Language ID . . . . . . . . . . ENU *SAME, *SYSVAL... Country ID . . . . . . . . . . . US *SAME, *SYSVAL... Coded character set ID . . . . . 65535 *SAME, *USRPRF, *SYSVAL... Job message queue full action . *NOWRAP *SAME, *SYSVAL, *NOWRAP... Decimal format . . . . . . . . . *BLANK *SAME, *SYSVAL, *BLANK, I, J Character identifier control . . *DEVD *SAME, *USRPRF, *SYSVAL... Duplicate job option . . . . . . *SELECT *SELECT, *MSG Bottom F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display F24=More keys

WRKACTJOB / CHGJOB cont’d 3

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SBMJOB (executed once only)

Command to run . . . . . . . . . call ar010 .

... Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . myjob Name, *JOBD Job description . . . . . . . . *USRPRF Name, *USRPRF Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, CURLIB Job queue . . . . . . . . . . . *JOBD Name, *JOBD Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, CURLIB Job priority (on JOBQ) . . . *JOBD 1-9, *JOBD Output priority (on OUTQ) *JOBD 1-9, *JOBD Print device . . . . . . . . . . *CURRENT Name, *CURRENT,

*USRPRF...

SBMJOB CMD(CALL PGM(AR010)) JOB(MYJOB) SCDTIME(2330)

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SBMJOB continuedF10 additional parameters used

+ for more values

Message logging:

Level . . . . . . . . . . . . *JOBD 0-4, *JOBD

Severity . . . . . . . . . . . *JOBD 0-99, *JOBD

Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . *JOBD *JOBD, *MSG, *SECLVL, *NOLIST

Log CL program commands . *JOBD *JOBD, *NO, *YES Inquiry message reply . . . . . *JOBD *JOBD, *RQD, *DFT, *SYSRPYL Hold on job queue . . . . . . . *JOBD *JOBD, *NO, *YES Schedule date . . . . . . . . . *CURRENT Date, *CURRENT, *MONTHSTR... Schedule time . . . . . . . . . 2330 Time, *CURRENT

Job date . . . . . . . . . . . . *JOBD Date, *JOBD, *SYSVAL

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WRKJOBSCDE (repetitive jobs at regular intervals)

Work with Job Schedule Entries (WRKJOBSCDE)

Type choices, press Enter.

Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . *ALL Name, generic*, *ALL

Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . * *, *PRINT

Additional Parameters

Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . *JOB *JOB, *DATETIME, *JOBQ

Scheduled by user . . . . . . . *ALL Name, *ALL

Submit date . . . . . . . . . . *ALL Date, *ALL, *CURRENT

Job queue . . . . . . . . . . . *ALL Name, *ALL

Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB

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WRKJOBSCDE (scheduled JOB’s list)

Work with Job Schedule Entries ODIN 02/07/01 21:45:14

Type options, press Enter.

2=Change 3=Hold 4=Remove 5=Display details 6=Release

8=Work with last submission 10=Submit immediately

Next

-----Schedule------ Recovery Submit

Opt Job Status Date Time Frequency Action Date

__ ABASGNMT2 HLD *ALL 02:00:00 *WEEKLY *SBMRLS 02/08/01

__ ABDUL1 SCD *FRI 16:00:00 *WEEKLY *SBMRLS 02/09/01

__ ACKER SCD *FRI 20:47:05 *WEEKLY *SBMRLS 02/09/01

__ ASNCHK2SLB HLD *ALL 23:55:00 *WEEKLY *SBMRLS 02/07/01

___ ASSNCHK2SL HLD *ALL 11:49:30 *WEEKLY *SBMRLS 02/08/01

__ DEBCHK SCD *ALL 16:00:00 *WEEKLY *SBMRLS 02/08/01

__ DRAGA SCD *FRI 08:25:54 *WEEKLY *SBMRLS 02/09/01

More...

Parameters or command

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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F6=Add F9=Retrieve

F11=Display job queue data F12=Cancel F17=Top F18=Bottom

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Change Job Schedule Entry (CHGJOBSCDE) Type choices, press Enter. Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . > ABASGNMT2 Name Entry number . . . . . . . . . . > 000066 000001-999999, *ONLY Command to run . . . . . . . . . CALL PGM(AB234MRKA2/ASSNCHK) Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . *WEEKLY *SAME, *ONCE, *WEEKLY... Schedule date, or . . . . . . . *NONE Date, *SAME, *CURRENT... Schedule day . . . . . . . . . . *ALL *SAME, *NONE, *ALL, *MON... + for more values Schedule time . . . . . . . . . '02:00:00' Time, *SAME, *CURRENT Bottom F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F10=Additional parameters F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display F24=More keys

OPTION 2

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WRKJOBQ

Work with Job Queue (WRKJOBQ)

Type choices, press Enter.

Job queue . . . . . . . . . . . *ALL Name, generic*, *ALL

Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB, *ALL

Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . * *, *PRINT

or use GO ASSIST option 12

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WRKJOBQ continued

Work with All Job Queues Type options, press Enter. 3=Hold 4=Delete 5=Work with 6=Release 8=Work with job schedule entries 14=Clear

Opt Queue Library Jobs Subsystem Status ___ QINTER QGPL 0 QINTER RLS ___ QPGMR QGPL 0 RLS ___ QSNADS QGPL 0 RLS

__ QSPL QGPL 0 QSPL RLS etc. etc

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some JOB related command

DSPJOBLOG

WRKACTJOB

CHGJOB

DSPJOB

WRKSBSJOB

WRKUSRJOB

etc. etc.

SBMJOBWRKJOBSCDEADDJOBSCDEHLDJOBSCDEetc.

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MESSAGES

Send in BREAK or NOTIFY modetype

INFO or INQuiry

SEVERITY CODES00 - 99

00 - informational10 - warning20 - error30 - severe error40 - Severe error with Abort50 - Abort job or program

Sent to QSYSOPR only

60 - system status70 - Device integrety80 - System Alert90 - System integrety

and user msgs99 - Action required

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WRKMSG or DSPMSG Work with Messages (WRKMSG)

Type choices, press Enter.

Message queue . . . . . . . . . *WRKUSR Name, *WRKUSR, *SYSOPR...

Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB

Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . * *, *PRINT

Additional Parameters

Message type . . . . . . . . . . *ALL *ALL, *INFO, *INQ, *COPY

Severity code filter . . . . . . 0 0-99, *MSGQ

Assistance level . . . . . . . . *PRV *PRV, *USRPRF, *BASIC...

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WRKMSG continued

Display Messages System: ODIN

Queue . . . . . : ABERNS Program . . . . : *DSPMSG

Library . . . : QUSRSYS Library . . . :

Severity . . . : 00 Delivery . . . : *NOTIFY

Type reply (if required), press Enter.

From . . . : CE234B07 10/08/00 20:06:05

this is a test

From . . . : CE234B07 10/08/00 20:07:10

********message ***********************8

Job 067658/ABERNS/QDFTJOBD completed normally on 10/11/00 at 11:23:46.

Job 067660/ABERNS/QDFTJOBD completed normally on 10/11/00 at 11:24:01.

Bottom

F3=Exit F11=Remove a message F12=Cancel

F13=Remove all F16=Remove all except unanswered F24=More keys

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WRKMSG continued

Additional Message Information (Using cursor positioning and F1)

Message ID . . . . . . : CPF1240 Severity . . . . . . . : 50

Message type . . . . . : Completion

Date sent . . . . . . : 10/11/00 Time sent . . . . . . : 16:50:09

Message . . . . : Job 070258/ABERNS/ASSNCHK ended abnormally.

Cause . . . . . : Job 070258/ABERNS/ASSNCHK ended abnormally on 10/11/00 at

16:50:09. One of the following occurred:

-- The job was ended (ENDJOB command).

-- The subsystem in which the job was running was ended (ENDSBS command).

-- An error occurred.

Recovery . . . : Display the job log (DSPJOBLOG command) for information

why the job or subsystem ended abnormally. Correct the error and try the

request again.

Bottom

Press Enter to continue.

F3=Exit F6=Print F9=Display message details F12=Cancel

F21=Select assistance level

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WRKMSG / DSPMSG continuedF22

Display List Details

Message queue . . . . . : ABERNS

Library . . . . . . . : QUSRSYS

Delivery . . . . . . . : *NOTIFY

Program . . . . . . . . : *DSPMSG

Allow jobs to reply . . : *ALWRPY

Severity . . . . . . . : 0

Allow alerts . . . . . : *NO

CCSID . . . . . . . . . : 65535

Message queue full . . : *SNDMSG

Description . . . . . . : ABERNS

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CHGMSGQChange Message Queue (CHGMSGQ)

Type choices, press Enter.

Message queue . . . . . . . . . ABERNS Name, generic*, *USRPRF...

Library . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB...

Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . *SAME *SAME, *HOLD, *BREAK...

Severity code filter . . . . . . *SAME 0-99, *SAME

Text 'description' . . . . . . . *SAME

Additional Parameters

Break handling attributes:

Break handling program . . . . *SAME Name, *SAME, *DSPMSG

Library . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB

Allow other jobs to reply . . *NOALWRPY, *ALWRPY

Reset old messages . . . . . . . *NO *NO, *YES

Force to auxiliary storage . . . *SAME *SAME, *NO, *YES

Allow alerts . . . . . . . . . . *SAME *SAME, *NO, *YES

More...

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display

F24=More keys

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Some MESSAGE related commands

DSPMSG SNDMSG TO MSG QUEUE’S

RCVMSG SNDBRKMSG TO WORKSTATION MSG Q

RMVMSGMONMSG (only used in a CL program)

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Display Job Log (DSPJOBLOG) Type choices, press Enter. Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . *_________ Name, * User . . . . . . . . . . . . . __________ Name Number . . . . . . . . . . . . __________ 000000-999999

Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . *_________ *, *PRINT, *APIDFN, *OUTFILE

Display Job Log System: ODIN Job . . : QPADEV003X User . . : ABERNS Number . . . : 404631 6>> DSPJOBLOG

Press Enter to continue. F3=Exit F5=Refresh F10=Display detailed messages F12=Cancel F17=Top F18=Bottom

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Display All Messages System: ODIN Job . . : QPADEV003X User . . : ABERNS Number . . . : 404631 Error found on DSPMSGF command. 6 > dsperrmsg Command DSPERRMSG in library *LIBL not found. Error found on DSPERRMSG command. 6 > DSPMSG 6 > go cmdmsg 9 > DSPMSGD MSGF(QMCHMSG) Message file QMCHMSG in *LIBL not found. 9 > DSPMSGD 6 > DSPMSGD 6 > DSPMSGD RANGE(*ALL) 6 > sndmsgD RANGE(*ALL) Command SNDMSGD in library *LIBL not found. Error found on SNDMSGD command. More... Press Enter to continue. F3=Exit F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F17=Top F18=Bottom

DSPJOBLOG F10 / PAGE DOWN

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Operations Navigator

• Graphical User Interface for AS/400

• Used for:– Displaying messages– Displaying Spool files– Database operations

• To install Operations Navigator on your PC– go to ACS, Downloads, sign in, AS/400 on the

cd.senecac.on.ca website and retrieve Client Access / Operations Navigator. Install it and if you need help they also have answers for you.

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