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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 3, 2024

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Add a new code for journal record delete's from R/DL to a new code example R/DX.

We use the RGZPFM command regularly as our software is old.

We run RGZPFM on all file members on Sundays when we do not have locks on the files. I have a program that goes through all physical files in the user libraries and does a RGZPFM. Due to issues where file locks prevent the RGZPFM to complete, I changed the program to use the CANCEL option in the RGZPFM command.

This caused disruption in this company. The CANCEL option works differently which is okay, but it DELETEs the record, writes a DL record to the journal and immediately thereafter writes the record back to the file with a PX record being written to the journal. Suddenly we had thousands of invalid deletes.

Change requested:

Please change the DL code to be something different, example a DX.

Reason:

We process the journal to pick up adds, changes and deletes and feed this data to the corporate databases.

Problem:

We cannot identify true deletes as in a DELETE record by an application program versus the RGZPFM command. As a result, we sent invalid deletes to the corporate database in error.

Using a new code, example: DX in place of DL, identifies how and why a record was deleted.

Thank you.

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  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 8, 2024
    IBM does not intend to provide a solution to this Idea at this time, so it is being closed.

    While we agree that a different delete code for RGZPFM seems appropriate, a change would be extremely disruptive to High Availability vendors and others who have processes built on the way the delete journal records are written today. For that reason, we do not consider this to be a viable change.

    Db2 for i development team
    IBM Power Systems Development
  • Admin
    Carmelita Ruvalcaba Cevallos
    Reply
    |     Jul 23, 2024

    The CAAC has reviewed this IBM Idea and recommends that IBM view this as a medium priority Idea that should be addressed.

    It seems to make sense to separate deletes caused by RGZPFM.

    Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual IBM Ideas on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your Idea.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    Carmelita Ruvalcaba - CAAC Program Manager

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