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Modifying Database Name Tables › Procedure for Modifying Database Name Tables

Procedure for Modifying Database Name Tables

Steps

To modify a database name table, follow these steps:

Action

Statement

Modify the database name, database group, and/or database name table
  • CREATE, ALTER, or DROP DBNAME
  • CREATE, ALTER, or DROP DBGROUP

ALTER DBTABLE

Regenerate the database name table

GENERATE DBTABLE

Punch and link the database name table to a load library

PUNCH DBTABLE LOAD MODULE

Make the database name table available under the central version

DCMT VARY DBTABLE NEW COPY

Example

In the following example, the DBA adds a new database name to an existing database name table. After generating and punching the database name table load module, the DBA instructs CA IDMS/DB to load the updated database name table:

create dbname alldbs.benefits
   add segment empseg
   add segment projseg
   add segment beneseg;

generate dbtable alldbs;

punch dbtable load module alldbs;

After link-editing the modified database name table to a load library, make it available under the central version:

dcmt vary dbtable alldbs new copy