PITCA file processing
When the IMS/CA process initially creates the PITCA file, the file is recorded in the RECON as a standard CA file and is marked as invalid and as PITCA (that is, the ERR and PITCA flags are set).
A CA RECON record marked ERR normally has the Run Time and the Stop Time transposed, but this is not the case for a PITCA record created by IMS HPCA.
PITCA entries are ignored in subsequent recovery processes by DBRC.
The PITCA entry is listed in the RECON with an ERR indicator and will not be included in any database utility or recovery processing.
- PITCA file processing is not compatible with the DBRC GENJCL VOLNUM() parameter.
If multiple JCL steps for a CA group are found, IMS HP Change Accumulation Utility cancels each step after the first step.
- You cannot keep a registered PITCA file if a subsequent non-PITCA file is registered for the
same set of input logs.
In the same manner, if a PITCA file is registered after a normal CA with the same log inputs, only the final CA is retained.