Is there a simple way to check that a Robot/SCHEDULE job completed normally every morning at 5 a.m.?
If you are using Robot/SCHEDULE 9.0 and Robot/ALERT, this is a good way to check:

1. Create a second Robot/SCHEDULE job (Job2) that runs the RBASNDMSG command. Make the message text something that would indicate the job you are monitoring (Job1) has not run. Schedule this job to run every day you want to monitor Job1 and choose a time for it to run.

2. Edit Job1. Add the RBTBCHUPD command to the command entry panel as the final command. Use this command to put a Schedule Override Code of Omit (O) on Job2.

Can Easy View help me find null values in my files?
Yes. When you are using the Scan feature in Easy View, the comparison value *NL finds null values in fields within your files. You can even use Extended Scan to replace the null values.

Can I use Robot/CLIENT to synchronize the time on different Windows servers?
Yes, if you have Robot/CLIENT on each server and Robot/SCHEDULE on your System i. Set up a command-type job in Robot/SCHEDULE that uses the RCLEXEC command. The task to execute is the Windows command to change the time. Schedule this task to run in Robot/SCHEDULE on the clients at the same time.

If there are directories you don’t need to back up, save time and omit them

Is the Integrated File System (IFS) on your System i growing? For many companies, it is. Therefore, backing up the entire IFS can take a lot of time—and it may not be necessary. By omitting directories or objects that do not need to be backed up regularly, you can greatly reduce your backup time.

Prerequisites
To omit IFS directories, you need Robot/SAVE 11.04 and Robot/CORRAL 2.13.

Create an object list of items to omit
First, create a Robot/CORRAL object list containing the IFS objects to be omitted from your backup.