Getting started with the Journal

combine three backup scripts into a grouping task and then specify a reorganization as a follow-on task that will be executed if all of the backup scripts execute successfully.

To see the most recent information, click the Refresh icon button. You can view the results as follows:

vTo see the results from the last time a task was executed, right-click the task and select Show Results.

vTo see the results from every time a task was executed, open the Journal. In the Journal, you can right-click the task execution that you are interested in and select Show Results.

To see help text for a message that appears in the execution results, open the Command Center and enter the error message preceded by a question mark. For example, enter ? SQL0100 to get more information about message SQL0100W.

Several customizable saved views are available via the pull-up menu at the bottom of the Task Center.

Related concepts:

v“Getting started with the Command Editor” on page 46

v“Getting started with the Journal” on page 52

You can start the Journal in the following ways:

vSelect Journal from the Tools menu of another tool.

vClick the Journal icon from the toolbar of another tool.

vOn Windows systems, click Start and select Programs —> IBM DB2 —> [DB2 copy name] —>General Administration Tools —> Journal.

The Journal displays historical information about tasks, database actions and operations, Control Center actions, messages, and alerts.

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