VMS Help  —  ACCOUNTING  /TYPE
    Selects or rejects the specified types of record.

    Format

      /TYPE=([-]record_type[,...])

1  –  Keyword

 record_type[,...]

    Specifies the types of record that you want to select or reject.
    The following table shows the keywords available.

              Type of
    Keyword   Record   Description of Record

    FILE      FILE_BL  File backward link. This is the first record
                       in the accounting file. It is logged when the
                       file is created, and contains the name of the
                       previous accounting file.
              FILE_FL  File forward link. This is the last record
                       in the file. It is logged when the file is
                       closed, and contains the name of the next
                       accounting file.
    IMAGE     IMAGE    Image termination. It contains details of the
                       resources used by the image.
    LOGFAIL   LOGFAIL  Failed attempt to log in. It contains details
                       of the resources used by the login attempt.
    PRINT     PRINT    Print job termination. It contains details of
                       the resources used by the print job.
    PROCESS   PROCESS  Process termination. It contains details of
                       the resources used by the process. Note that
                       this includes the resources used by the images
                       executed by that process.
    SYSINIT   SYSINIT  System booted. It contains details of
                       resources used to boot the system.
    UNKNOWN            Record not recognized as one of the other
                       types in this table.
    USER      USER     Record logged by a program calling the $SNDJBC
                       system service to send an accounting message.

2  –  Description

    All records in an accounting file contain a type field that
    contains the type of the record.

    The /TYPE qualifier selects the specified types of record. If you
    precede the list with a minus sign, it selects all records except
    those specified.

    See also the /PROCESS qualifier, which selects or rejects records
    for particular types of process.

3  –  Example

  $ ACCOUNTING /TYPE=PRINT

      This example processes the file SYS$MANAGER:ACCOUNTNG.DAT. It
      produces a brief report of all records for print jobs.

  $ ACCOUNTING /TYPE=-PRINT

      This example processes the file SYS$MANAGER:ACCOUNTNG.DAT. It
      produces a brief report of all records except those for print
      jobs.
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