Restrictions and considerationsEdit online Before you use the HD Pointer Checker utility, review the following restrictions and considerations. General restrictionsThe following restrictions apply to using the HD Pointer Checker utility.Restrictions and considerations by database organization typesCertain restrictions and considerations apply when you run the HD Pointer Checker utility for specific database organization types. Restrictions when using image copy data sets as inputThe following restrictions apply when the input to the HD Pointer Checker is an image copy data set.Restrictions for the HASH Check functionThe following restrictions apply when you run HASH check.Considerations for running HD Pointer Checker in multiple-step jobsIn TYPE=SCAN and TYPE=CHECK job steps, take note of the following considerations.Restrictions for calling Space MonitorThe following restrictions apply when calling the Space Monitor utility from an HD Pointer Checker job. Restrictions for the Integrated DB Sensor functionCertain restrictions apply when the Integrated DB Sensor function is used in HD Pointer Checker jobs. Restriction for running HD Pointer Checker when the IMS management of ACBs is not enabledThe following restriction applies when the IMS management of ACBs is not enabled.Restrictions and considerations for running HD Pointer Checker when the IMS management of ACBs is enabledThe following restrictions apply when the IMS management of ACBs is enabled.Considerations for calling HD Pointer Checker from IMS Database Reorganization ExpertCertain considerations apply when the HD Pointer Checker utility is called from an IMS Database Reorganization Expert job. Restrictions and considerations for calling HD Pointer Checker from IMS Database Recovery FacilityThe following restriction and consideration apply when the HD Pointer Checker utility is called from IMS Database Recovery Facility.Parent topic: Using the HD Pointer Checker processor