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View a Prior Job Run Log

You can view the following logs for the selected Command or User Defined job run: Standard Out, Standard Error, and Agent Log. Additionally, you can view the Agent Log for a File Watcher job.

Note: To display this section, Show Job Runs must be selected in the Customize dialog.

Follow these steps:

1. Find a job.

   One of the following occurs:

   • If only one job is found, detailed information about the job is displayed.
   • If two or more jobs are found, the jobs are listed in the Search Results section.
2. (Optional) Click the name of the job in the Search Results section for which you want to display details.

   Detailed information about the job is displayed.

3. Click the Job Runs navigation link or scroll down to the Job Runs section, and select the job run for which you want to display the log.
4. Select one of the following logs from the Action drop-down list and click Go: Standard Out, Standard Error, or Agent Log.

   The selected log is displayed.

Note: You may receive an error message at the top of the page if log files are not defined for the job or if the log file locations defined for the job, using either the CA Workload Automation AE command line or Quick Edit, were not entered as absolute paths. Log names should be entered with absolute paths. Additionally, to retrieve previous standard output and standard error logs, the file name must include the CA Workload Automation AE variable AUTORUN. For more information, see the CA Workload Automation AE Reference Guide.

More information:

Find a Job

Job Runs

Set Display Preferences

Prior Job Run Logs