Index Storage File in IMS DB

rajatbagga · Active User Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 199 Location: india

Hello guys,

Kinldy let me know about the Index Storage Files how it is realted to IMS databases. What is the purpose of this file?.

Thanks in advance,

Regards,
Rajat

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:29 pm

Hello,

Where did you hear of an "Index Storage File". It is not an IMS term i'm familiar with.

If you explain where you heard of this and in which context, someone may have an answer.

rajatbagga · Active User Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 199 Location: india

Hello,

There is a requrement in which will be adding some fields in the segment of some IMS-DB's. For doing this I will have to change the Index Storage file.I dont know what is this index storage file.

Regards,
Rajat

dick scherrer · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:24 am

Hello,

Before starting on a plan to change anything, you need to make sure you get to the correct terminology. Who told you that you have to change this?

As i mentioned before, The IMS documentation does not mention this term (neither "index storage file" nor "index storage").

Sandy Zimmer · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:49 pm

rajatbagga - in addition to what Dick said, you need further clarification on your problem. You aren't changing the key fields, are you? Perhaps you will need to take a look at the space requirements and the current allocation. HIDAM databases have a separate index - HDAM do not.

rajatbagga · Active User Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 199 Location: india

OK,

Let me check with the vendor what exctly he means by index storage file.

CC:Sandy: No, I am not changing any key fileds. Thanks for the suggestion I will take space and allocation into consideration.

Regards,
Rajat