CKPTID= parameter for procedures

Use the CKPTID= parameter in procedures to specify the checkpoint at which the program is to be restarted.

You can set the CKPTID= parameter using the DFSOPT DD statement in IMS-supplied procedures. The syntax for the CKPTID= parameter is:

CKPTID=char str (No default)

For more information, see DFSOPT DD in DD statements for IMS procedures.

Enclose the checkpoint ID in single quotation marks if it contains any non-ANSI characters, such as the slash.

If the checkpoint ID contains any non-ANSI characters, such as a forward slash, enclose it in single quotation marks if passed in PARM=() or parentheses if passed in DFSOPT.

For more information about specifying values for CKPTID, see XRST call.

You can suppress message DFS681I or DFS0540I each time a checkpoint call is made:
  • To suppress message DFS681I, code NOMSG681.
  • To suppress message DFS0540I, code NOMSG540.
  • To suppress both messages, code NOMSGS.
  • To suppress DFS681I and DFS0542I, code NO681542.
The values NOMSG681, NOMSG540, NO681542, and NOMSGS are not valid checkpoint restart IDs.