Service entry point user profile matching

When establishing a service entry point, a user ID needs to be specified. Typically, this should match the user profile of the IBM® i connection in the Remote Systems view (the default value of *CURRENT will resolve to this user profile).

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The service entry point will trigger based on this user ID. This means that if a program or service program where the service entry point is set executes in a job running under a different profile, the service entry point will not trigger. This allows multiple users to run the same application simultaneously, whereas, only one user can debug the application. However, in general, the user ID specified when establishing a service entry point does not have to match the user profile of the IBM i connection. You can specify any user profile that you would like a service entry point to trigger on. The only requirements are:

Clearing service entry points in the IBM i Service Entry Points view

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When you clear service entry points, you are clearing them for the user ID who created the service entry points (in other words, the user ID associated with the Remote System connection when you set the service entry point). Therefore, you need to specify the host name and IBM i connection user profile combination when clearing service entry points. For further information about clearing service entry points, see the related removing service entry points topic below.

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