Loading a Non-SQL Defined Database › FASTLOAD Procedure

FASTLOAD Procedure

Steps

To load a database for the first time, follow these steps:

1. Write and compile a format program that specifies how to load the data. For more information about the format program, see the CA IDMS Utilities Guide
2. Link-edit the format program with IDMSDBLU
3. Define the segments, areas, and files that represent the physical database
4. Add the segment definition to the DMCL and make the DMCL available to the runtime environment
5. Format the database files to be loaded using the FORMAT utility statement with the FILE option
6. Execute the format program
7. Load the database using the output from the format program as the input to FASTLOAD
8. Back up the database areas using the BACKUP utility statement or any comparable backup utility
9. Verify the validity of the loaded database using:
   • IDMSDBAN, to verify the physical integrity of the database
   • CA OLQ, CA Culprit, or some other retrieval job to verify the data in the database