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SYSTEM.JOURNAL

Description

A row of SYSTEM.JOURNAL represents a journal file defined in the DMCL.

Column name

Column description

Data type

Null specifi- cation

DMCL

DMCL name.

CHAR(8)

NOT NULL

NAME

Journal name.

CHAR(18)

NOT NULL

TYPE

Journal type:

  • DISK
  • ARCH
  • TAPE

CHAR(4)

NOT NULL

CTIME

Date and time stamp when the journal was created.

TIMESTAMP

NOT NULL

UTIME

Date and time stamp when the journal was last updated.

TIMESTAMP

NOT NULL

CRITTIME

Date and time stamp of the last critical change made to the journal.

TIMESTAMP

NOT NULL

CUSER

ID of the user who created the journal.

CHAR(18)

NOT NULL

UUSER

ID of the user who last updated the journal.

CHAR(18)

NOT NULL

FILLER

Reserved for future use.

CHAR(2)

NOT NULL

NUMBLOCKS

Number of blocks (pages) in a disk journal file.

INTEGER

NOT NULL

BLOCKSIZE

Archive journal block size, in bytes.

INTEGER

NOT NULL

DDNAME

Depending on the operating system, DDName (z/OS), filename (z/VSE), or linkname of the journal file.

CHAR(8)

NOT NULL

ACCESSMETHOD

Journal file access method.

CHAR(8)

NOT NULL

DATASPACE

Dataspace option:

  • N—No
  • Y—Yes

CHAR(1)

NOT NULL

ESAREAD

Dataspace read:

  • B—Block
  • T—Track
  • C—Cylinder
  • Blank—Dataspace no

CHAR(1)

NOT NULL

ESAPRELOAD

Dataspace preload.

  • N—No
  • Y—Yes
  • Blank—Dataspace no

CHAR(1)

NOT NULL

DSNAME

Dataset name.

CHAR(44)

NOT NULL

DISP

Dataset disposition.

CHAR(4)

NOT NULL

VMUSERID

In the z/VM environment, the user ID associated with the file.

CHAR(8)

NOT NULL

VMVIRTADDR

In the z/VM environment, the virtual address of the file.

INTEGER

NOT NULL

FILLER

Reserved for future use.

BINARY(41)

NOT NULL