Process constraints that are in check pending status

Constraints that are created for large database files might take a great deal of time to be validated by the system. You can list the constraints that are in check pending and schedule them for verification as required.

To display and edit the list of constraints that are in check pending status, follow these steps:

Run the Edit Check Pending Constraints (EDTCPCST) command.
Check the status of the constraint you want to process.
If the constraint is in a status other than RUN or READY, change the *HLD value in the Seq field to a value between 1 and 99.
Press Enter.

                  Edit Check Pending Constraints
 
 Type sequence, press Enter.
 Sequence:   1-99, *HLD
 
                 ------------Constraints-----------  Verify    Elapsed
  Seq  Status    Cst         File        Library     Time      Time
  1    RUN       EMP1        DEP         EPPROD      00:01:00  00:00:50
  1    READY     CONST   >   DEP         EPPROD      00:02:00  00:00:00
  *HLD CHKPND    FORTH   >   STYBAK      EPPROD      00:03:00  00:00:00
  *HLD CHKPND    CST88       STYBAK      EPPROD      00:10:00  00:00:00
  *HLD CHKPND    CS317       STYBAK      EPPROD      00:20:00  00:00:00
  *HLD CHKPND    KSTAN       STYBAK      EPPROD      02:30:00  00:00:00
 
 
 
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Details: Process constraints that are in check pending status

Additional information about processing constraints that are in check pending status includes the Status field of the Edit Check Pending Constraints display, the Constraint and the Verify time columns.

The Status field of the Edit Check Pending Constraints display has one of the following values:

RUN indicates that the constraint is being verified.
READY indicates that the constraint is ready to be verified.
NOTVLD indicates that the access path that is associated with the constraint is not valid. After the access path has been rebuilt, the system automatically verifies the constraint. This value applies only to a referential constraint.
HELD indicates that the constraint is not being verified. You must change the sequence to a value from 1 to 99 to change this state.
CHKPND indicates that the system attempted to verify the constraint, but the constraint is still in check pending. You must change the sequence to a value from 1 to 99 to change this state.

The Constraint column contains the first five characters of the constraint name. A > symbol follows the name if it exceeds five characters. You can display the whole long name, put the cursor on that line and press the F22 key.

The Verify time column shows the time it would take to verify the constraint if there were no other jobs on the system. The elapsed time column indicates the time already spent on verifying the constraint.