journal
IBM i Journal Management
Manage and inspect journals, journal receivers, journaled objects, journal entries, remote journals, and audit data marts using QSYS2 SQL services.
Available Tools
The ibmi CLI is the primary tool for journal queries. Set SKILL_DIR to this skill's installed location (the directory containing this SKILL.md file):
# SKILL_DIR = directory containing this SKILL.md
# Examples: ./skills/journal, ~/.claude/skills/journal
ibmi tools --tools "$SKILL_DIR/tools/" --toolset journal_default
ibmi tool list_journals --tools "$SKILL_DIR/tools/"
ibmi sql "SELECT JOURNAL_NAME, JOURNAL_LIBRARY, JOURNAL_TYPE FROM QSYS2.JOURNAL_INFO"
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