RDBNAM parameter (X'2110')

The distributed data management (DDM) architecture RDBNAM parameter identifies the target database for a given interaction.

Format

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramLLCPPSBNAME .ALIAS

Parameters

LL
The 2-byte specification of the length of the RDBNAM parameter.
CP
X'2110', the 2-byte codepoint of the RDBNAM parameter.
PSBNAME
The IMS PSB name, specified as a character string up to 8 bytes long. The PSB name identifies the target database and must match a PSB name defined to IMS.
ALIAS
Optional. The alias name of the IMS data store name. ALIAS must be specified as 4 bytes. If the alias name is fewer than 4 characters, the characters must be left aligned and the remaining bytes must be padded with blank character spaces.
When ALIAS is used, the PSBNAME and the ALIAS must be separated by a period.