BMC AMI Fast Path Online Restructure for IMS processing

1

Perform staging tasks.

Create control blocks and load modules for the new database definition.

For more information, see Performing staging tasks.

2

Create the Restructure Plan data set.

Use the PREPARE command to create a Restructure Plan data set. This data set contains information about the new database structure.

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For detailed information, see Preparing for a DEDB restructure.

3

Initialize shadow area data sets.

Use the SHADOW_INIT command to initialize the shadow area data sets before restructuring the database.

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For detailed information, see Initializing shadow area data sets.

4

Execute online restructure processing.

Use the RESTRUCTURE command to restructure the database and perform restructure post-processing tasks.

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For detailed information, see Restructuring a DEDB online.

5

(Optional) Restart restructure processing.

Use the RESTART command to restart post-processing if a task fails during restructure post-processing, or if you perform early termination of a post-processing task. Perform this task as needed.

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For detailed information, see Restarting post-processing.

6

(Optional) Back out restructure changes.

Use the BACKOUT command to undo changes made by the Restructure function. Perform this task only if an error occurs during online restructure processing.

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For detailed information, see Backing out restructure changes if an error occurs.

7

(Optional) Generate Restructure Activity Report on demand.

Use the STATUS command to generate the Restructure Activity Report on demand. Perform this task as needed.

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For detailed information, see Generating the Restructure Activity Report.