Names - JRNLNAME

The Journal names (JRNLNAME) views display information about the system log and general logs.

Supplied views

To access from the main menu, click:

CICS operations views > Journal operations views > Names

Table 1. Views in the supplied Journal names (JRNLNAME) view set
View Notes
Journal names

EYUSTARTJRNLNAME.DETAILED

Detailed information about a selected journal
Journal names

EYUSTARTJRNLNAME.DISCARD

Discard a journal name from the CICS system where it is installed.
Journal names

EYUSTARTJRNLNAME.FLUSH

Write out the contents of the log buffers to the log stream. The journal is not closed.
Journal names

EYUSTARTJRNLNAME.RESET

Disconnect a journal from its log stream. The journal can be reopened by a journal write.
Journal names

EYUSTARTJRNLNAME.SET

Set journal name attributes according new value specified in input fields
Journal names

EYUSTARTJRNLNAME.TABULAR

Tabular information about journals installed in CICS systems

Actions

Table 2. Actions available for JRNLNAME views
Action Description
DISCARD Discard a journal name from the CICS system where it is installed.
FLUSH Write out the contents of the log buffers to the log stream. The journal is not closed.
RESET Disconnect a journal from its log stream. The journal can be reopened by a journal write.
SET Set journal name attributes according new value specified in input fields

Fields

Table 3. Fields in JRNLNAME views
Field Attribute name Description
Journal name JOURNALNAME The 8 character journal name.
Number of buffer flush requests NUMBUFLUSH The number of times a journal block was written to the MVS log stream or SMF log.
Total number of bytes written NUMBYTES The total number of bytes written to the journal.
Number of journal writes NUMWRITES The number of times a journal record was written to the journal.
Journal status STATUS The status of the journal: DISABLED, ENABLED, or FAILED.
MVS log stream name STREAMNAME For MVS type journals, the log stream name associated with the journal.
Log stream type TYPE The type of journal: MVS, SMF, or DUMMY.