The descriptions of the administration statements all have the same structure. There is an entry for each administration statement;;The entry's heading is the name of the administration statement.
Each entry consists of several parts.
An entry may not include all the parts if some have no meaning for that statement. The most important sections are described overleaf.
Name of the administration statement
Brief description
Scope of validity
This section indicates the program to which the administration statement belongs, i.e. whether it is:
a DBH administration statement (DBH administration)
an SESDCN administration statement (SESDCN administration)
a DBH and an SESDCN administration statement (DBH and SESDCN administration)
See also
This section contains references to DBH start statements, SESDCN control statements, DBH or DCN options or administration statements that are relevant to the statement described because they provide additional information.
Function
This section provides a detailed description of the administration statement.
It is followed by a syntax diagram.
Name of the administration statement |
Operands |
Operands
This section contains explanations of the various operands. The operands are dealt with in the order in which they occur in the syntax diagram.
Output in S variables
Describes the information output of SHOW statements in S variables.
Example
Provides an example of the information output of SHOW statements to SYSOUT.
Administration command in ISP format and at the CALL DML interface
This section describes the syntax of the administration command that has the same function as the administration statement.
The syntax of the administration command is only explained if it is not self-explanatory or if its function deviates from that of the administration statement.