Auditing system values: Maximum journal entries before writing to auxiliary storage

The Maximum journal entries before writing to auxiliary storage system value is also known as QAUDFRCLVL. You can use this system value to set the number of journal entries written to the security auditing journal before the journal entry data moves to auxiliary storage.

Quick reference
Location	From IBM® Navigator for i, select Configuration and Service > System Values. Right-click on Auditing and click Properties, then switch to the Journaling tab.
Special authority	Audit (AUDIT). Notes: To view this system value, you must have Audit (AUDIT) or All object (ALLOBJ) special authority. If you do not have the required authority, the Auditing category is not displayed in IBM Navigator for i. If you access this system value in the character-based interface, the Not available (NOTAVL) value is displayed. To change this system value, you must have Audit (*AUDIT) special authority.
Default value	System determines maximum entries.
Changes take effect	Immediately.
Lockable	Yes. (See Lock function of security-related system values for details.)

What can I do with this system value?

This system value specifies the number of journal entries written to the security auditing journal before the journal entry data moves to auxiliary storage. This system value also indicates the amount of auditing data that might be lost if the system ends abnormally. If auditing entries are moved to auxiliary storage frequently, system performance can decrease.

This system value has the following values:

System determines maximum entries (*SYS): The system writes the journal entries to auxiliary storage only when the system, based on internal processing, determines the journal entries should be written. Using this option provides the best auditing performance, but it could also cause the most auditing data loss if the system ends abnormally.
Maximum entries (1-100): The number of auditing journal entries written to the security auditing journal before the auditing data is written to auxiliary storage. Possible values are 1 through 100. Small values decrease the system performance. If your system requires that no entries can be lost after the operating system ends abnormally, specify 1.
Not available (*NOTAVL): This value is displayed if the user does not have authority to view the auditing value. You cannot set the system value to Not available (*NOTAVL). This value is only displayed when a user accessing the system value does not have either All object (*ALLOBJ) or Audit (*AUDIT) special authority.