Edit access paths during attended IPL

Applications use access paths to determine the order of records in a database file. If the access paths have changed, use the Edit Rebuild of Access Paths display to reconstruct them.

Access paths define the order that records in a database file are organized for processing by a program. If there are access paths to rebuild, the Edit Rebuild of Access Paths display is shown after the IPL Options display.

Tip: Use the online help information about this display to get more information about each column and field.

A message notifies you that a journal needs to perform an access path recovery. A journal is a system object. It is used to record entries in a journal receiver when a change is made to an object associated with the journal. Any access path that is recoverable (because it was recorded) is not shown on this display. The IPL threshold indicates that access paths with a sequence less than or equal to the number specified will be rebuilt at IPL time. It is a value from 1 through 99 that you can set (the default is 50). If the IPL threshold changes, all access paths with a status of IPL and AFTIPL changes to reflect the new status of the IPL threshold.

To change the sequence of access paths that are rebuilt:
1. Make any changes to the Seq column.
2. Press Enter.
If you do not want to change the sequence, press Enter and the Display Access Path Status display is shown if there are access paths left to be rebuilt.

Tip: Press Enter to continue with the IPL from the Edit Rebuild of Access Paths display.

If no access paths need to be rebuilt, the IPL continues.

If you press F3 (Exit and continue IPL), the access paths are rebuilt while the IPL continues. If you press F12 (Cancel), you return to the Edit Rebuild of Access Paths display.

Every 5 seconds, the display is updated with the current run time. After all the access paths have been rebuilt (access paths with a sequence less than or equal to the IPL threshold), the IPL continues.