Journal model definition attributes

The journal model definition attribute descriptions are:

Description
(Optional.) Specifies a 1- to 30-character description of the resource.
Name
Specify a 1- to 8-character name for the journal model definition.
RESGROUP
(Optional.) Specify the name of an existing resource group to which the definition is to be automatically added.
StreamName
(Optional.)specifies either an explicit MVS™ system logger log stream name, or a template used to construct the log stream name. STREAMNAME is applicable only to journal models defined with a LOGSTREAMTYPE of MVS.

A stream name can be:

Unqualified name
1 to 8 alphanumeric or national characters.
Qualified name
Multiple names joined by periods, up to a maximum of 26 characters.

A stream name can be made up of one or more symbolic names:

&USERID.
The symbolic name for the CICS region userid, which can be up to eight characters. If the region does not have a userid, the string ‘CICS’ will be used.
&APPLID.
The symbolic name for the CICS region APPLID as specified on the system initialization parameter, and which can be up to eight characters.
&JNAME.
The symbolic name for a journal name that references, either by a specific or generic match, this journal model definition. &JNAME. can be up to eight characters in length.
LogStreamType
specifies where the journal records are to be written. It can be up to five characters, and can have the following values:
DUMMY
No log records are to be written.
MVS
Records are to be written to an MVS system logger log stream. The name of the log stream is specified in the STREAMNAME attribute.
SMF
Journal records are to be written in SMF format to the MVS SMF log instead of to an MVS system logger log stream.
Note:
SMF is not allowed for the CICS system log or for forward recovery logs.
User Data
(Optional.) Three 8-character fields provided for any site-specific data related to the journal model. CICSPlex® SM makes no use of this data.
Version
(Optional.) Specify an integer in the range 1 through 15. Specify 0 or leave blank for CICSPlex SM to assign the first available version id in the range 1 through 15.

Related concepts
Journal model resource definitions
CICS® Resource Definition Guide
Related tasks
Accessing the BAS journal model definitions
Working with the JRNMDEF view
Defining journal models using BAS
Installing BAS journal model definitions
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