The following table lists the tasks involved in administering online realm extension together with the available utility routines and DAL commands for each of them.
Function/structure  | DAL/utility routine  | Parameter/statement  | 
Activating online realm extension  | DAL  | ACT INCR  | 
Performing online realm extension once only when the next free space search takes place in the realm  | DAL  | EXTEND REALM  | 
Obtaining information on activating online realm extension of the DBDIR or of a user realm  | DAL  | DISPLAY INCR  | 
BPSIA  | DISPLAY SCHEMA  | |
BPRECORD  | REALM NAME IS   | |
Deactivating online realm extension  | DAL  | DEACT INCR  | 
Determining whether online realm extension is suspended  | DAL  | DISPLAY INCR  | 
Reactivating online realm extension  | DAL  | REACT INCR  | 
Determining logical size of a realm  | DAL  | DISPLAY FPA  | 
BPRECORD  | REALM NAME IS   | |
BSTATUS  | DISPLAY REALM  | |
Determining if formatting is carried out during realm extension  | DAL  | DISPLAY INCR  | 
Determining page up to which formatting is carried out during realm extension  | BPRECORD  | REALM NAME IS   | 
Determining location and number of FPA extents in DBDIR, DBCOM or in a user realm  | BPRECORD  | REALM NAME IS   | 
Combining FPA base and FPA extents  | BPGSIZE  | |
Determining number of a realm (required for ACT INCR and DEACT INCR)  | DISPLAY INCR  | |
BPRECORD  | 
Table 18: DAL commands and utility routines for administration of online realm extension)