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DBKEYS Interface File

The DBKEYS file is created when the DDname DBKEYS is specified in the the JCL. The DBKEYS file can be used with CA IDMS utilities or with DB-EZ Reorg. The file is described in the following table.

DBKEYS Interface File.:

Field Name

Element Description

Explanation

OLDDBKEY

PIC S9(8) COMP SYNC

Old db-key

NEWDBKEY

PIC S9(8) COMP SYNC

New db-key

SR3DBKEY

PIC S9(8) COMP SYNC

SR3 db-key. See note.

RECORDID

PIC S9(4) COMP

Record id

SR3RECID

PIC S9(4) COMP

Original record id. True, only if the record was originally a SR2

The file's logical record length (LRECL) is 16, the blocksize is specified via the BLOCKNUM parameter on the PROCESS statement.