OAREA keyword

Use the OAREA keyword to specify one or more output areas for the process. The Online Structure Change utility allocates shadows ADSs for the areas that the OAREA keyword specifies.

OAREA is a required keyword for the ALLOCATE subcommand.

Format:
Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramOAREA=ALLareaname( areaname1- areaname2)( area_number1- area_number2)(, areaname)(, areaname1- areaname2 )(, area_number1- area_number2 )
ALL
Use all areas of the DEDB as output areas.
areaname
Specify a 1- to 8-character area name.

You can also use certain wild card characters to specify areas. Supported wild card characters are the asterisk (*), which represents from 0 to 8 characters, and the percent sign (%), which represents any single character.

area_number1-area_number2
Specify the range of areas by area numbers.

area_number1 and area_number2 are area numbers, which are decimal numbers assigned sequentially to the areas within a database. The value for area_number1 and area_number2 can be in the range of 1 - 9999. area_number2 must be equal to or greater than area_number1. At least one area must exist in the specified range.

areaname1-areaname2
Specify the range of areas by area names.

areaname1 and areaname2 must be specified in alphabetical order. At least one area must exist in the specified range.

Default:
None.
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