Restrictions of IMS Database Repair Facility

The following restrictions apply to using IMS Database Repair Facility.

Compressed data

In interactive mode, IMS Database Repair Facility does not support the repair of compressed data.

In batch mode, the following restrictions apply when the data set is a compressed data set:

You cannot perform any IMS Database Repair Facility function by using the relative byte address of the control interval on the CNV control statement.
You cannot perform the Replace function by using the relative byte address of the VSAM record on the RBA control statement.

Note: You can perform all batch IMS Database Repair Facility functions (verify, replace, and dump) by using the fully qualified key of the VSAM record on the KEY control statement.

IMSplex

IMSplex is supported only by using the DSPSCIX0 exit in the RESLIB.