Saving user data in your system

 

User data includes any information that you enter into the system, including the items that are listed in this topic.

• User profiles

• Private authorities

• Configuration objects

• IBM^® libraries with User Data (QGPL, QUSRSYS, QS36F, #LIBRARY)

• User libraries (LIBA, LIBB, LIBC, LIBxxxx)

• Documents and folders

• Distribution objects

• User objects in directories

• Saving objects with the SAVOBJ command
  Use the Save Object (SAVOBJ) command to save one or more objects on your system. You can also use the QSRSAVO API to save multiple objects.

• Saving only changed objects
  You can use the save changed object function to reduce the amount of save media that you use. You can also complete your save process in a shorter period of time.

• Saving database files
  This information describes what the system does when you save a database file.

• Saving journaled objects
  When you save a journaled object, the system writes an entry to the journal for each object that you save. However, there are a few considerations that you should keep in mind when saving journaled objects.

• Saving journals and journal receivers
  This information describes the commands that you should use to save journals and journal receivers. It also contains some special considerations for you to keep in mind when using these commands.

• Saving file systems
  The integrated file system is a part of the i5/OS^® program that supports stream input/output and storage management similar to personal computers and UNIX^® operating systems. The integrated file system also provides an integrating structure over all information that you store in the system.

• Saving user-defined file systems
  A user-defined file system (UDFS) is a file system that you can create and manage yourself. You can create multiple UDFSs, with unique names.

• Saving document library objects (DLOs)
  The system provides the capability to store documents and folders in a hierarchy (documents within a folder within another folder). Document library objects (DLOs) are documents and folders. The following topics tell you:

• Saving and restoring spooled files
  For V5R4, you can use any of the methods described here to save and restore spooled files. This information contains a table that lists the commands and APIs in order of preference.

• Methods for saving user data
  You can use these link references to learn how you can save user data in your system.

 

Parent topic:

Manually saving parts of your system

Related reference
Commands for saving parts of your system