The HALDB self-healing pointer process

Reorganizations of HALDB databases with logical relationships and secondary indexes do not require the execution of utilities to update pointers. Instead, HALDB uses a self-healing pointer process to correct logical relationship and secondary index pointers.

This process is implemented by placing a target key and an extended pointer set (EPS) in the secondary index or logically related database and by using an indirect list data set (ILDS) in each partition of PHDAM and PHIDAM databases.