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Increasing the Page Size of an Area

Steps

To increase the page size for an area, follow these steps:

1. For each file associated with the area, allocate a new file having the larger page size.
2. Copy the contents of each existing file to its new counterpart by executing the EXPAND PAGE utility statement once for each file.
3. Delete the old files and rename the new files to the old names.
4. Alter the area definition by removing the WITHIN FILE clause and replacing it with REMOVE FILE.
5. Alter the area by:
   • Changing the page size
   • Adding the ORIGINAL PAGE SIZE clause
   • Re-adding the WITHIN FILE clause
6. Generate, punch, and link all DMCLs in which the file's segment is included