Differences between journal type PX and PT

[sintaq]

Hi all,

I'm trying to understand what are the journal type PX and PT means. After reading some help materials from IBM, i still cant understand it

From my understanding, say... a program write one line of new record then i'll have PT. then other program delete/amend the new record, then i'll have PX? or vice versa?

help to enlighten me. thank you

[gcraill]

Re: Differences between journal type PX and PT

From IBM ... Think it relates to the re-use deleted records ....

R	PT	Record added to a physical file member. If the file is set up to reuse deleted records, then you may receive either a PT or PX journal entry for the change	This journal entry may have data which can only be accessed by using either the QjoRetrieveJournalEntries API or the RCVJRNE command. For the RCVJRNE command, use the ENTFMT(*TYPEPTR) or ENTFMT(*JRNENTFMT) parameters. In all other interfaces, if the data is not visible, the incomplete data indicator will be on and *POINTER will appear in the Entry Specific Data. For more information, refer to Work with pointers in journal entries. See the layout for the variable width portion of this journal entry.
R	PX	Record added directly by RRN (relative record number) to a physical file member. If the file is set up to reuse deleted records, then you may receive either a PT or PX journal entry for the change	This journal entry may have data which can only be accessed by using either the QjoRetrieveJournalEntries API or the RCVJRNE command. For the RCVJRNE command, use the ENTFMT(*TYPEPTR) or ENTFMT(*JRNENTFMT) parameters. In all other interfaces, if the data is not visible, the incomplete data indicator will be on and *POINTER will appear in the Entry Specific Data. For more information, refer to Work with pointers in journal entries. This entry may have minimized entry specific data (ESD). It will have minimized ESD if its corresponding object type deposits minimized journal entries through the MINENTDTA parameter for this journal or journal receiver. This entry may have minimized entry specific data (ESD). It will have minimized ESD if its corresponding object type deposits minimized journal entries through the MINENTDTA parameter for this journal or journal receiver. See the layout for the variable width portion of this journal entry.