Commands to save specific object types

The following table shows you which commands that you can use to save each object type. An X appears in the column for the SAV command if you can use the SAVxxx command to individually save an object of that type. When you specify SAV OBJ('/*'), the server saves all objects of all types.

Table 1. Objects Saved by Commands According to Object Type
Object Type System Object Type SAVxxx Command: SAV
OBJ LIB SECDTA SYS CFG DLO
Alert table *ALRTBL X X   X1     X
Authority holder *AUTHLR     X6 X6      
Authorization list *AUTL     X6 X6      
Bind directory *BNDDIR X X   X1     X
Block special file *BLKSF10             X
C locale description *CLD X X   X1     X
Chart format *CHTFMT X X   X1     X
Change request descriptor *CRQD X X   X1     X
Class *CLS X X   X1     X
Class-of-service description *COSD       X3 X    
Cluster resource group *CRG X X         X
Command definition *CMD X X   X1     X
Communications side information *CSI X X   X1     X
Configuration list3,4 *CFGL       X3 X    
Connection list3 *CNNL       X3 X    
Controller description *CTLD       X3 X    
Cross-system product map *CSPMAP X X   X1     X
Cross-system product table *CSPTBL X X   X1     X
Data area *DTAARA X X   X1     X
Data queue2 *DTAQ X X   X1     X
Data dictionary *DTADCT   X         X
Device description 11 *DEVD       X3 X    
Directory *DIR             X
Distributed directory *DDIR             X
Distributed stream file *DSTMF             X
Distributions *MAIL8           X  
Document *DOC           X X
Double-byte character set dictionary *IGCDCT X X   X1     X
Double-byte character set sort table *IGCSRT X X   X1     X
Double-byte character set font table *IGCTBL X X   X1     X
Edit description4 *EDTD X X   X     X
Exit registration *EXITRG X X   X     X
File2,5 *FILE X X   X1,7     X
Filter *FTR X X   X1     X
First-in-first-out special file *FIFO             X
Folder *FLR           X X
Font mapping table *FNTTBL X X   X1     X
Font resource *FNTRSC X X   X1     X
Forms control table *FCT X X   X1     X
Forms definition *FORMDF X X   X1     X
Graphics symbol set *GSS X X   X1     X
Internet packet exchange description *IPXD       X3 X3    
Job description *JOBD X X   X1     X
Job queue2 *JOBQ X X   X1     X
Job scheduler *JOBSCD X X   X1     X
Journal2 *JRN X X   X1     X
Journal receiver *JRNRCV X X   X1     X
Library 9 *LIB   X7         X
Line description *LIND       X3 X    
Locale *LOCALE X X   X1     X
Management collection *MGTCOL X X   X1     X
Media definition *MEDDFN X X   X1     X
Menu *MENU X X   X1     X
Message file *MSGF X X   X1     X
Message queueStart of change2End of change *MSGQ X X   X1     X
Mode description *MODD       X3 X    
Module *MODULE X X   X1     X
NetBIOS description *NTBD       X3 X    
Network interface description *NWID       X3 X    
Network server configuration *NWSCFG X X   X1     X
Network server description *NWSD       X3 X    
Node group *NODGRP X X   X1     X
Node list *NODL X X   X1     X
Output queueStart of change2End of change, 11 *OUTQ X X   X1     X
Overlay *OVL X X   X1     X
Page definition *PAGDFN X X   X1     X
Page segment *PAGSEG X X   X1     X
PDF map *PDFMAP X X          
Panel group *PNLGRP X X   X1     X
Printer description group *PDG X X   X1     X
Product availability *PRDAVL X X   X1     X
Program *PGM X X   X1     X
PSF configuration object *PSFCFG X X   X1     X
Query definition *QRYDFN X X   X1     X
Query form *QMFORM X X   X1     X
Query manager query *QMQRY X X   X1     X
Reference code translation table *RCT X X   X1     X
System/36™ machine description *S36 X X   X1     X
Search index *SCHIDX X X   X1     X
Server storage *SVRSTG X X   X1     X
Service program *SRVPGM X X   X1     X
Session description *SSND X X   X1     X
Spelling help dictionary *SPADCT X X   X1     X
SQL package *SQLPKG X X   X1     X
Stream file *STMF             X
Subsystem description *SBSD X X   X1     X
Symbolic link *SYMLINK             X
System object model object *SOMOBJ             X
System resource management data *SRMDATA8       X3 X    
Table *TBL X X   X1     X
Time zone description *TIMZON X     X      
User defined SQL type *SQLUDT X X   X1     X
User index *USRIDX X X   X1     X
User profile *USRPRF     X6 X6      
User queueStart of change2End of change *USRQ X X   X1     X
User space *USRSPC X X   X1     X
Validation list *VLDL X X   X1     X
Workstation customization *WSCST X X   X1     X
Notes:
1
If the object is in library QSYS.
Start of change2End of change
Start of changeSave files have the option of saving only the description SAVFDTA(*NO) or the content SAVFDTA(*YES). Data Queues have the option of saving only the description QDTA(*NONE) or the content QDTA(*DTAQ). Output Queues have the option of saving only the description SPLFDTA(*NONE) or the content SPLFDTA(*ALL). See Objects whose contents are not saved for more information.End of change
3
Use the RSTCFG command to restore these objects.
4
Edit descriptions and configuration lists reside only in library QSYS.
5
The SAVSAVFDTA command saves only the contents of save files.
6
Use the RSTUSRPRF command to restore user profiles. Use the RSTAUT command to restore authorities after you restore the objects that you need. The server restores authorization lists and authority holders when you use the RSTUSRPRF USRPRF(*ALL) command and parameter.
7
If there are save files in the library, the server saves the save file data by default.
8
Mail and SRM data consists of internal object types.
9
Comparison of special values for SAVLIB command: LIB parameter shows which IBM-supplied libraries that you cannot save with the SAVLIB command.
10
You can only save block special files when they are not mounted.
11
When a printer device description is saved, the associated output queue located in library QUSRSYS is not saved.
Parent topic: Manually save parts of your server
Related reference
Commands to save parts of your server
Objects whose contents are not saved