HiRDB manages audit trail files in several statuses, as the following table and figure show. The status of audit trail files can be checked with the pdls -d aud command.

Table 24-17 Audit trail file statuses

File status	Explanation
Current	This is the file to which the audit trail can be output currently. There is always one file in this status. Files other than the current file are considered to be on standby.
Data load completed	This is a file from which data loading to the audit trail table has been completed. Such a file can be used as the swap target when audit trail file swapping occurs.
Data load waiting	This is a file from which data loading to the audit trail table has not been completed. Such a file cannot be used as the swap target when for audit trail file swapping. However, depending on the value of the pd_aud_no_standby_file_opr operand, it might be possible to use a file in this status as the swap target.
Shutdown	This is an audit trail file that cannot be used due to an error during audit trail I/O or with the audit trail file header. Files in this status cannot be used as an audit trail file swap target. Files that are not shut down are called normal files.

Figure 24-8 Audit trail file statuses