Ensuring that a database and its description are synchronized
AssigneeNeon Enterprise Software, Inc.
InventorWayne E. Fisher
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Abstract
A method of ensuring that an IMS database and its description are synchronized. A copy of the description used to load the database is stored and maintained within said database. Before the database is accessed, a copy of the description is compared with another copy of the description stored in a data management block. A determination is then made as to whether the copy of the description in the database and the copy of the description in the data management block are synchronized. Responsive action, such as alerting the user to a problem with the description, may occur if the database descriptions are not synchronized.
Claims18
A method of ensuring that an IMS database and a description for said IMS database, are synchronized, wherein said description is stored in a data management block, and wherein said database comprises a first portion and second portion, the method comprising:
- storing a copy of said description, used to load said database, within said first portion of said database, wherein said copy is maintained in said database;
- before accessing said second portion of said database, comparing said copy of the said description with said description stored in said data management block;
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- determining whether said copy of said description and said description stored in said data management block are synchronized.
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