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AREA keyword

Use the AREA keyword to specify the name of the particular area within a database to be processed.

The AREA keyword is valid only for a data entry database (DEDB).

If you omit the AREA keyword on control statements where it is optional, the utility implicitly processes all areas within the named DEDB.

The utility processes the areas in a DEDB that are registered to DBRC and ignores areas that are not registered. This toleration supports creation of dummy DEDB areas for future use without requiring complete DBRC definition of those areas.

For a DEDB that has multiple area data sets, if any area data sets are defined in the JCL or in a DFSMDA member, the first available data set that is defined is processed. If no area data sets are defined in the JCL or in a DFSMDA member, the first available data set is processed; the order of the data sets in the ADSLIST is used to determine which data set is first.

Uses

Required on the following control statement only when processing DEDBs:

  • TRACE

Optional on the following control statements:

  • IC and AIC
  • OIC and AOIC
  • CIC and ACIC
  • IIC and AIIC

Related keywords

Refer also to the following keyword:

  • DBD—If you omit the AREA keyword on statements where it is optional and the database contains more than one area, you must either dynamically allocate the output image copies by specifying IC(*) or you must stack the image copies using the STKIC keyword. For the CIC, ACIC, IIC, and AIIC functions, you must dynamically allocate the input image copy data sets by specifying DUMP(*).

Syntax

AREA(areaname)

Values

For the value, specify the area name (1-8 alphanumeric characters).

Default

None


Related topic

ICPSYSIN-keywords


 

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IMAGE COPY PLUS 5.1