AUDIT command with REDUCE subcommand

This section describes the AUDIT command with the REDUCE subcommand.

Usage

You use the REDUCE subcommand to reduce the volume of data that is input to subsequent subcommands.

Usage notes

  • REDUCE can be used once in an AUDIT command.

Syntax of the REDUCE subcommand

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramREDUCEFROM/TO blockTYPE(ALLAUTHCHGAUTHCNTLAUTHFAILBINDDDLDMLUTILITY)INCLUDE/EXCLUDE block

The syntax diagram shows the options that are available with this subcommand. See Subcommand options for comprehensive descriptions of these options. The following list gives additional or specific descriptions of selected options, where appropriate.

Subcommand options

FROM/TO
Limits the range of records included in the reduction process by date and time.

For details, see FROM/TO subcommand options.

TYPE
Specifies the type of audit data to be reduced. One or more categories can be selected. Only the data selected on the REDUCE subcommand is available to subsequent REPORT subcommands. You can enter one or more of the following:
ALL
All audit categories are reported (the default)
AUTHCHG
Changes to authorization identifiers
AUTHCNTL
GRANTs and REVOKEs of privileges
AUTHFAIL
Authorization failure
BIND
DML statements at bind of auditable DB2® tables
DDL
DDL operations against auditable DB2 tables
DML
Read/write access against auditable DB2 tables
UTILITY
Utility access against auditable DB2 tables
INCLUDE/EXCLUDE
Includes or excludes data associated with specific OMEGAMON® for DB2 PE identifiers.

For details, see INCLUDE and EXCLUDE subcommand options, which lists other identifiers allowed with this command and subcommand combination, and OMEGAMON for Db2 PE identifiers.

Example using REDUCE

This example requests the following:
  • Reduce only input data of type AUTHCHG (Authority Change).
  • Include only data of subsystem DSN1.
  • Write the report to the data set defined by the default ddname AUDRPTDD.
 
AUDIT
  REDUCE
    TYPE    (AUTHCHG)
    INCLUDE (SUBSYSTEM(DSN1))	
  REPORT