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You can use this system value to specify the maximum number of records in the history log. To learn more, keep reading.</p> <div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><thead align="left"><tr><th colspan="2" valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e31">Quick reference</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody><tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e35" headers="d0e31 ">Location</th> <td valign="top" headers="d0e35 d0e31 ">In iSeries™ Navigator, select your system, <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol"></span> > <span class="uicontrol">Configuration and Service</span> > <span class="uicontrol">System Values</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Messages and Service</span> > <span class="uicontrol">General</span></span></td> </tr> <tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e53" headers="d0e31 ">Special authority</th> <td valign="top" headers="d0e53 d0e31 ">None</td> </tr> <tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e58" headers="d0e31 ">Default value</th> <td valign="top" headers="d0e58 d0e31 ">5000</td> </tr> <tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e63" headers="d0e31 ">Changes take effect</th> <td valign="top" headers="d0e63 d0e31 ">The next time a history log is created</td> </tr> <tr><th valign="top" class="firstcol" id="d0e68" headers="d0e31 ">Lockable</th> <td valign="top" headers="d0e68 d0e31 ">No</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="section"><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" /><h4 class="sectiontitle">What can I do with this system value?</h4><div class="p">Specifies the maximum number of records for each version of the history log. When a version is full (the maximum has been reached), a new version is created. You can save the full (old) version and then delete it.<ul><li><span class="uicontrol">Create daily (*DAILY)</span><p>Select this option if you want a new version of the history log created each day. If a history log reaches the maximum of 10,000,000 records, an additional history log is created for that day. Therefore, you can have more than one history log for each day.</p> </li> <li><span class="uicontrol">Maximum records (1-10,000,000)</span><p>Select this option if you want a new history log created only when the maximum number of history records is reached. If you select this option, you must specify a maximum number of records. Possible values are 1 through 10,000,000.</p> </li> </ul> </div> <img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></div> <div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Where can I get more information about this system value?</h4><p>To learn more, go to the messages and service system values overview topic. If you are looking for a specific system value or category of system values, try using the i5/OS system value finder.</p> </div> </div> <div><div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br /> <div><a href="rzakzmessagesoverview.htm" title="Use i5/OS messages and service system values to change and view the system's message, logging, and service information.">System values: Messages and service overview</a></div> </div> <div class="relinfo"><strong>Related information</strong><br /> <div><a href="rzakzfinder.htm">System value finder</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>