Parameters and Commands › COPY Statement › AREA Parameter

AREA Parameter

,AREA=area-name

Area is a required parameter that identifies an area to be reorganized by CA IDMS/DB Reorg. To reorganize more than one area,enter a separate COPY statement for each area that is to be reorganized.

Default: None. If you want to reorganize an area, you must supply an area name.

Rules

• The named area must exist within the old and new subschema.
• Supply at least one COPY statement for each run of CA IDMS/DB Reorg unless RPT or RESTART is specified on the PROCESS statement.
• If RPT or RESTART is specified on the PROCESS statement, the COPY statement is treated as a comment and ignored.
• A COPY statement can only be specified once for a given area.