FUNCTION RECOVER statement syntax The FUNCTION RECOVER control statement must follow certain syntactic specifications. The syntax of the FUNCTION RECOVER control statement is: FUNCTION RECOVER ACTION=(UNLOCKDELETEREADREPORTONLY),AGE= nnnnnnnn,AGEUNITS=DAYS,AGEUNITS=SECONDS,QUEUETYPE=COLD Note: The ACTION= keyword can also be specified as a global control on the SELECT control statement.