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Resetting the List Cache

When a list definition is recalled for use it is loaded into a VARTABLE for optimum performance. This is referred to as the List Cache. As different lists are used they are added to this cache.

Use F12 (ResCache) to reset the list cache and clear all list definitions from the cache. If the MODS file is shared the list cache needs to be reset on all systems except the system being used to maintain the list definitions. It also needs to be done if lists have been moved, copied, or deleted using the Definition Utility. Reset the list cache only after you have changed, moved, copied, or deleted list definitions on the maintenance system.

If you do not perform this action, the modified list definitions may not take effect on the other systems until the next time the product region is started up.

Note: You do not need to reset the list cache on the maintenance system after you delete or update a list definition. In either action, the list definition is deleted from the list cache on the maintenance system automatically (but not on other systems). The next time you access the list definition on the maintenance system, an updated copy is retrieved from the database.