Enabling and disabling service entry points in the IBM i Service Entry Points view

Rather than deleting a service entry point, you can disable it so that it does not stop program execution.

About this task

When you disable a service entry point, it remains in the IBM® i Service Entry Points view. To have your program stop at a service entry point that you have disabled, select and enable it. The advantage of disabling a service entry point instead of deleting it is that you do not have to specify the service entry point settings again in order to set the service entry point.

Disabled service entry points are indicated in the IBM i Service Entry Points view in the Enabled column (the column value reads No). When a service entry point is disabled, you can choose Enable from its pop-up menu or you can select the Enable service entry point push button ( Enable service entry point push button). The Disable menu item and Disable service entry point push button ( Disable service entry point push button) are not available when a selected service entry point is already disabled. When a service entry point is enabled, its Enabled column value reads Yes. When enabled, you can choose Disable from its pop-up menu or you can select the Disable service entry point push button. The Enable menu item and Enable service entry point push button are not available when a selected service entry point is already enabled.

You can enable or disable one or more service entry points from the IBM i Service Entry Points view, as follows:

Procedure

In the IBM i Service Entry Points view, select the service entry point that you want to enable or disable. Alternatively, select multiple service entry points by using the Ctrl or Shift keyboard selection actions, or by right-clicking and choosing Select All from the pop-up menu. Do one of the following:
  1. Right-click on the service entry point selection and choose Enable or Disable from the pop-up menu.
  2. Select the Enable service entry point or Disable service entry point push button.
    Note: When you have multiple service entry points selected, all of them will be disabled or enabled, depending on the push button or pop-up menu item that you choose.

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