System, Jobs, and Messages
Read bounded system values, inspect scoped jobs and logs, and work with assigned message queues using typed operations.
Useful IBM i work beside the terminal
Put everyday IBM i answers and actions in one workspace.
Check jobs, handle messages, find spooled output, inspect data, work with objects, and follow Activity without leaving the 5250 application. People can use the panels directly or ask the workspace agent to help.
Direct answer
What can users do beside the 5250 application?
Users can work with assigned views and actions for the system, jobs, messages, spooled output, IFS, Db2, objects, data queues, security, and registered workflows. The available tools match the current person and IBM i profile, so a support user, operator, and administrator can each receive a different workspace.
Capability surfaces
Common operational views under one policy boundary.
Availability depends on deployment ceilings and exact grant assignments. A panel label does not imply unrestricted system authority.
Spooled Output
List, preview, download, hold, release, move, or delete output only within assigned owner and output-queue scope.
IFS, Db2, and Data Queues
Use closed read or approved mutation contracts with path, schema, table, queue, row, byte, and timeout limits.
Objects and registered workflows
Inspect scoped objects and run only application-registered command, program, SQL, or service-program workflows.
Security information
Expose approved security reads and changes under explicit risk and approval policy rather than raw system access.
Activity
Keep terminal and operation activity tied to the current owner, grant, workspace, revision, and sanitized outcome.
Ask instead of click
Let the workspace agent bring the tools together.
A user can ask the agent to inspect the current screen, check related jobs or messages, find output, and explain what it found. The terminal and Activity continue to update while the agent works. Agent capabilities are powered by iSeries MCP. Explore the IBM i agent workspace.
“Which jobs need attention?”
“Check the messages related to them.”
“Summarize the problem and next step.”
Effective assignment
Set up useful roles without hiding access.
Frequently asked questions
Capability controls to confirm
Can the browser send arbitrary IBM i commands or SQL?
No. Only registered, typed application capabilities are available. Caller-supplied command strings, arbitrary SQL, connector objects, and target controls are not browser contracts.
Can a capability require human approval?
Yes. Assignment policy can require approval, and the server checks that policy again when the operation is invoked.
Are high-risk operations enabled automatically?
No. The deployment has a compiled capability allow-list and maximum risk ceiling, then each grant receives explicit assignments and scopes.
Start with a real task
Bring together the screens, information, and actions your team uses.
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