Messages

Messages are communications sent from another user, from the operating system, or from an application.

Messages are communications that are sent from a person, a program, or the operating system to a message queue. Every user profile and workstation has a message queue associated with it. All message queues are named after the user or workstation that they are associated with, and get created automatically when the user signs on to the system for the first time, or when the workstation is first defined. The message queue for the QSYSOPR profile is particularly important because the system sends many messages about job completion and system status to the QSYSOPR message queue.

Working with messages

You can use IBM Navigator for i to display, reply to, and send messages. To work with messages, expand My Work, and click My Messages. Navigator for i displays all the messages for either your message queue, or a specified message queue. To reply to, delete, or view the properties for a specific message, right-click the message and select the required action. To send a message, click Actions, and then click Send Message.

Also, your system administrator can set up a message monitor in Navigator for i to watch for and handle messages.