AREARMK segment type format

The IMS catalog AREARMK segment type contains user comments about a database area definition for a Fast Path database.

This segment is a direct child of the AREA segment instance that the comments pertain to.
Segment name
AREARMK
Parent name
AREA
Sequence field
ARCMSEQ
Segment length
264 bytes
Table 1. AREARMK segment map
Offset (bytes) Length (bytes) Data type Field name Description Unique key field
1 2 X LEN Length of this segment  
3 2 X CTL Control field  
5 2 X ARCMSEQ Sequence field, type = U X
  5 2 X SEQNUM Sequence number  
7 2 C FILLER Reserved  
9 256 C REMARKS User comments for this database area