Taking an incremental image copy of an online database to the current time or point-in-time

IMS Database Recovery Facility recovers an online database to the current time or to a point in time by taking an incremental image copy (ICR).

An ICR can be generated to the current or a point-in-time where the updates are being applied.

Taking an online ICR is useful in situations when you do not want to bring your databases offline, but still want to create an ICR.

The ICR process is flexible, providing the ability to generate ICRs to the current time or the point-in-time where updates are being applied.