RCV statement

The RCV statement invokes the recovery process for the specified database data set or the area data set.

If both the RCV and the GLOBAL statements are specified, the option parameters specified for the RCV statements are superior to the option parameters specified for the GLOBAL statement.

Note: The RCV process recovers only one DBDS or ADS in one execution. When the DDN or the ADDN is not specified, the RCV process recovers the first DBDS or ADS registered to DBRC.

The RCV statement contains the following mandatory keywords:

DBD
Either AREA or DDN

For a list of keywords that can be specified for the RCV statement, see Relation of keywords to ICEIN control statements.