Relation between input and output specifications

If you specify an ICEIN keyword for multiple input database data set groups, you are required to specify the corresponding ICEIN keyword for multiple output image copy data sets.

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Taking an image copy of a single database data set group

Specifying both the DBD keyword and the DDN keyword explicitly in an IC/AIC or CIC/ACIC control statement implies that you are requesting IMS HP Image Copy to take an image copy of a single input database data set group using a control statement, whose corresponding output keyword can be one of the following:

  • ICOUT=ddname or (ddname1,ddname2)
  • ICOUT=* or (*,*)
  • STACK=ddname or (ddname1,ddname2)
  • STACK=* or (*,*)

Taking image copies of multiple database data set groups

Specifying a DBD keyword only and omitting the DDN keyword in an IC/AIC or CIC/ACIC control statement implies that you are potentially requesting IMS HP Image Copy to take image copies of multiple input database data set groups using a control statement. In this case, you must not specify the ICOUT statement with a specific ddname:

  • ICOUT=ddname or (ddname1,ddname2)

Specify one of the following keyword parameters:

  • ICOUT=* or (*,*)
  • STACK=ddname or (ddname1,ddname2)
  • STACK=* or (*,*)

Taking an image copy of a CA group or a DBDS group

Specifying a GROUP control statement generally implies that you are requesting IMS HP Image Copy to take image copies of multiple database data set groups using a control statement. In this case, you must not specify the ICOUT statement with a specific ddname:

  • ICOUT=ddname or (ddname1,ddname2)

Specify one of the following keyword parameters:

  • ICOUT=* or (*,*)
  • STACK=ddname or (ddname1,ddname2)
  • STACK=* or (*,*)