DELETE command for registration entries


The DELETE command for DPICDS entries deletes a registration entry and all other associated table and statistics records except Shared Table and Custom Hardware Dictionary records. Records at all levels (STAGE, RUN, and ARCHIVE) are deleted unless you specify a value for the LEVEL parameter. Syntax for the DELETE command is shown in the following figure.

Figure 1. DELETE command for registration entries syntax diagram

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Abbreviation

DEL

Required keywords

You must specify a valid name or an asterisk (*) for DBD and SEG.

To delete system entries, assign a value of asterisk (*) for both DBD and SEG.

To delete database entries, assign a valid name for DBD and a value of asterisk (*) for SEG.

To delete segment entries, assign a valid name for both DBD and SEG.

Optional keywords

IMSID is optional if you specify DBD and SEG. For a database or segment entry, IMSID must be an asterisk (*). If you do not specify an IMSID for a database or segment entry, the value defaults to asterisk (*). If you are deleting a system entry, you can specify an asterisk (*) or a valid name for the IMSID value.

You can specify LEVEL to indicate that only STAGE level records be deleted; otherwise records at all levels are deleted.

 

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