Create a journal receiver

A journal receiver is the file that contains the information that the journal is recording. A journal receiver is automatically created when you create a journal. However, if you want to manually swap receivers, you must first create a new journal receiver.

  1. In the System i Navigator window, expand the system you want to use
  2. Expand Databases.
  3. Expand the database and schema that you want to work with.
  4. Click the Journals container.
  5. Right-click on the journal for which you want to add a receiver and select Properties.
  6. Click Receivers. The Receivers for Journal dialog appears.
  7. Click New. The New Journal Receiver dialog appears.
  8. Specify a name (limited to 10 characters), a schema to contain the receiver, a description and a storage space threshold.
  9. Click OK to close the New Journal Receiver dialog.
  10. Click OK to close the Receivers for Journal dialog.
  11. Click OK to close the Journal Properties dialog.

Note: You can also create a new receiver when you create a new journal.

  1. On the Advanced Journal Attributes dialog, click New Receiver. The New Journal Receiver dialog appears.
  2. Specify a name (limited to 10 characters), a schema to contain the receiver, a description and a storage space threshold.
  3. Click OK to close the New Journal Receiver dialog.
  4. Click OK to close the Advanced Journal Attributes dialog.

If you do not specify values for the journal receiver, it will be created with the default values.