Commands for saving specific object types

This information contains a table that shows you which commands you can use to save each object type.

An X appears in the column for the SAV command if you can use the SAVxx command to individually save an object of that type. When you specify SAV OBJ('/*'), the system saves all objects of all types.

Table 1. Objects Saved by Commands According to Object Type
Object Type System Object Type SAVxx 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
Character special file *CHRSF             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 queue2 *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 queue2, 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 queue2 *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
XML schema repository *SQLXSR X X         X
Notes:
1
If the object is in library QSYS.
2
Save 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.
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 system 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 system saves the save file data by default.
8
Mail and SRM data consists of internal object types.
9
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. These files are unmounted user-defined file systems.
11
When a printer device description is saved, the associated output queue located in library QUSRSYS is not saved.