Fast Path Online Restructure/EP processing
To use Fast Path Online Restructure/EP, perform the tasks that are described in the following table.
Step | Task | Description | Reference |
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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. | summarized in this topic 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. | summarized in this topic 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. | summarized in this topic 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. | summarized in this topic 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. | summarized in this topic 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. | summarized in this topic For detailed information, see Generating-the-Restructure-Activity-Report. |