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Opening and Backing Up Encrypted Tables

Opening a Table that is Defined as Encrypted

During the opening of a table defined as encrypted, CA Datacom/DB performs several edits (validation checks), including that the table is defined currently with the same basic requirements as existed at the time the data was loaded.

Specifically, the edit validates that the table definition being opened matches the definition either during the LOAD of the area or during the REPLACE of the table. This edit set is not for every facet of definition but for those facets that would clearly block the successful decryption of data. The current list of facets that must match (and that have not been changed) include the following: