RE: jrn

>How the journalling differs frm triggers?

Since you asked this in the RPG forum, I will look at the question from an
RPG perspective.  For better answers, try asking in the MIDRANGE-L list at
http://www.midrange.com

A trigger is a way to run a program when a record is added/changed or
deleted.  You have to write the program.  You can make the program validate
this record against other files and disallow the record if it fails
validation.

acctCode chain codefile
         if    not %found
         ... reject record
         endif

You can also have the program log the change to a file you create.

A journal is a way to log changes to a file without running a program.
  --buck