Display Journal (DSPJRN)

The Display Journal (DSPJRN) command allows you to convert journal entries (contained in one or more receivers) into a form suitable for external representation. Output of the command can be displayed or printed with the job's spooled printer output or directed to a database output file. If the database output file exists, records may either replace or be added to the current data in the indicated file member. The system creates the specified database file and member if they do not exist. Database files created by the system have a standard format. A warning message is sent and the records are truncated if any of the entries are longer than the specified maximum record length of the output files.

The contents of selected entries in the journal receivers may be converted for output. It is also possible to selectively limit the entries that are displayed. If no journal entries satisfy the selection or limitation criteria, an escape message is sent indicating that fact.

Gaps may exist in the sequence numbers of the entries converted. These occur because some of the journal entries represent internal system information. These internal entries can be shown by specifying INCHIDENT(*YES).

It is possible to show journal entries whose journal sequence numbers are reset in the chain of receivers being specified.

For complete information, see Display Journal (DSPJRN) on the IBM Documentation website.