Process flow of the Recovery function

The following diagram shows the process flow of the Recovery function.

Figure 1. Process flow: Recovery function
This figure depicts the process flow of the Recovery function. The flow is described in the text that follows the figure.

The process steps match the numbers in the diagram:

  1. User submits recovery JCL.
  2. The Recovery function reads the DBD library that describes the database data set.
  3. The Recovery function reads the utility control statements and determines the process.
  4. The Recovery function reads the image copy data set. The input can be an image copy data set, change accumulation data set, or log data set.
  5. The Recovery function recovers the corrupted database data set.
  6. (Optional) The Recovery function checks the DBRC RECON data sets.
  7. The Recovery function generates outputs. The outputs include recovery processing messages, Recovery Statistics report, and DBRC RECON data sets (optional).