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sivakumarsalem
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:39 am
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How the check point used in imsdb pgm?\
which situation the checkpoint will be used
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priyesh.agrawal

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:59 am
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What is a check point : A point in the execution of program when, the changes made to the database are considered complete and accurate.
Once checkpointed, the changes made are not reversible.

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which situation the checkpoint will be used

To establish intermediate checkpoints it is used. By default, the Beginning as well as the normal end of a Batch program are checkpoints.
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How the check point used in imsdb pgm?\

HOW: By issuing a CHKP call, while a program is being executed.

CHKP call causes all the databases changes made since the last checkpoint to be permanently committed to the physical database thereby making a Backout impossible.

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Priyesh.
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vijayamadhuri

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 8:29 am
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Checkpoint are used basically to save the data that is processed correctly.
In cases where u have a large number of records to be processed u really dont know if all the records have the right info to pass thru there could be cases where an abend can occur.

In such cases u do not want to loose data that is already processed .so u place a checkpoint saying after x records place a checkpoint and code the program in such a way that if it the first run of the program just start normally else restart from the last checkpoint taken...

In short checkpoint is a systematic way of abending the program in case one happens so u dont loose any data.
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