The LOG option of the LOAD or REORG utilities

The LOG option that you specify when you run the LOAD and REORG utilities has different results depending on the logging attribute of the table space that is being logged.

The following tables show how the logging attribute of the utility and the logging attribute of the table space interact:
Table 1. Attribute interaction for LOB table spaces
LOAD or REORG keyword Table space logging attribute What is logged Table space status after completion
LOG YES LOGGED Control records and LOB data redo information. LOB data undo information is never logged for LOB table spaces. No pending status
LOG YES NOT LOGGED Control information. No pending status
LOG NO LOGGED Nothing. COPY-pending
LOG NO NOT LOGGED Nothing. No pending status
Table 2. Attribute interaction for non-LOB table spaces
LOAD or REORG keyword Table space logging attribute What is logged Table space status after completion
LOG YES LOGGED Control records and data. No pending status
LOG YES NOT LOGGED LOG YES is changed to LOG NO. See Table 3
LOG NO LOGGED Nothing. COPY-pending
LOG NO NOT LOGGED Nothing. See Table 3

The following table shows the possible table space statuses for non-LOB tables spaces that are not logged:

Table 3. Status of non-LOB table spaces that are not logged, after LOAD or REORG with LOG NO keyword
Inline copy Records discarded Table space status
Yes No No pending status
Yes Yes ICOPY-pending
No not applicable ICOPY-pending