JES Spool Editor

You can quickly diagnose an abended job with the JES Spool Editor. The JES Spool Editor displays job output with syntax coloring for JCL files and messages.

In the Remote Systems view, you can find your job under the JES subsystem and double-click the job for a richer, more integrated, and job detective experience.
Note: Before you open the JES Spool Editor, connect to a remote system.

When you hover over MVS™ data sets and USS paths, you can press Ctrl to produce hyperlinks that can be clicked to show the resources in RSE views. When you hover over message IDs, you can press Ctrl to produce hyperlinks that can be clicked to display help for the corresponding message IDs in IBM® Knowledge Center.

JES Spool Editor Outline view

The JES Spool Editor offers an Outline view that provides a structured way to view and navigate content. You can efficiently navigate through data sets and JCL by clicking and expanding the sections in the Outline view. When you select a specific section in the Outline view, the cursor in the editor moves to corresponding section of the file.

Figure 1. JES Spool Editor Outline view
The JES Spool Editor Outline view

To show the JCL, right-click a JCL line and select Show JCL.

You can also get detailed information on messages with the Outline view. When you see an unfamiliar message, use the pop-up menu to search IBM Knowledge Center and you will see the results in your favorite browser.

Figure 2. Search IBM Knowledge Center
Outline view KC