DBDXREF segment type format

The IMS catalog DBDXREF segment type contains metadata about a DBD in the intent list of a program specification block (PSB).

Segment name
DBDXREF
Parent name
PSB
Sequence field
DBDXSEQ
Segment length
48 bytes
Table 1. DBDXREF segment map
Offset (bytes) Length (bytes) Data type Field name Description Unique key field
1 2 X LEN Length  
3 2 X CTL Control field  
5   2 X DBDXSEQ Sequence field, type = U X
  5 2 X SEQNUM Sequence number  
9 4 X CATVERS Catalog version number  
13 13 C TSVERS ACB generation timestamp for this version, in the following format: yyDDDHHmmssff  
26 3 C FILLER Reserved  
29 8 C IMSNAME Name of the DBD  
37 8 C PSBNAME Name of the PSB that includes the DBD named in the IMSNAME field in the PSB intent list