Journal code descriptions

This topic provides a description of all of the journal codes and categories.

Following are descriptions of all the possible journal codes or categories of journal entries.

Journal Code A - System Accounting Entry
Journal entries with a journal code of A contain information about job accounting. See Job Accounting in the Work Management topic for a detailed description of the contents of converted journal entries with journal code A.
Journal Code B- Integrated File System
Journal entries with a journal code of B contain information about changes to integrated file system objects. The only integrated file system objects that are supported are those with an object of type *STMF, *DIR or *SYMLNK. These objects must be in the "root"(/), QOpenSys, and User-defined file systems. See the Integrated file system topic for more information about file systems.
Journal Code C - Commitment Control Operation
Journal entries with a journal code of C contain commitment control information.
Journal Code D - Database File Operation
Journal entries with a journal code of D contain file level information about changes for a physical file, not an individual member.
Journal Code E - Data Area Operation
Journal entries with a journal code of E contain information about changes to journaled data areas. See Work Management on the V5R1 Supplemental Manuals Web site for more information about data areas.
Journal Code F - Database File Member Operation
Journal entries with a journal code of F contain file level information about changes for a physical file member that are being journaled to this journal. (If you use a logical file in a program, the file level information reflects the physical file on which the logical file is based.) Journal entries with journal code F can also contain file level information for access paths that are associated with physical or logical file members that are being journaled to this journal.
Journal Code I - Internal Operation
Journal entries with a journal code of I contain information about access paths or indexes or other internal operations. Entries with a journal code of I are displayed only if JRN(*INTSYSJRN) is specified or INCHIDENT(*YES) is specified on the DSPJRN command.
Journal Code J - Journal or Receiver Operation
Journal entries with a journal code of J contain information about the journal and the journal receivers.
Journal Code L - License Management
Journal entries with a journal code of L contain information about license management, such as changes to the usage limit and usage limit violations.
Journal Code M - Network Management Data
Journal entries with a journal code of M contain information about Network Management, including TCP/IP. For a description of the TCP/IP entries, see see TCP/IP configuration and reference on the V5R1 Supplemental Manuals Web site. For a description of the Network Management entries, see Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Support.
Journal Code P - Performance Tuning Entry
Journal entries with a journal code of P contain information about performance. For the description of the layout of these entries, see Work Management on the V5R1 Supplemental Manuals Web site.
Journal Code Q - Data Queue Operation
Journal entries with a journal code of Q contain information about changes to journaled data queues. See Start of changeCL Programming: Communicate between programs and proceduresEnd of change for more information about data queues.
Journal Code R - Operation on Specific Record
Journal entries with a journal code of R contain information about a change to a specific record in the physical file member that is being journaled to the journal. For a given physical file member, the record-level journal entries appear in the journal in the order that the changes were made to the file.
Journal Code S - Distributed Mail Services
Journal entries with a journal code of S contain information about SNA distribution services (SNADS), X.400, and mail server framework. For the description of the layout of these entries, refer to these books:
Journal Code T - Audit Trail Entry
Journal entries with a journal code of T contain auditing information.
Journal Code U - User-Generated Entry
Journal entries with a code of U are sent to the journal receiver by the Send Journal Entry (SNDJRNE) command or by the Send Journal Entry (QJOSJRNE) API.
Related concepts
Send your own journal entries
Layouts for the fixed-length portion of journal entries
Display and print journal entries