The RELEASE function releases a descriptor from the descriptor space.
This function results in the release of all space currently occupied in the Associator inverted list for this descriptor. This space can then be reused for this file by reordering or ADALOD UPDATE. No changes are made to Data Storage.
When releasing descriptor space for an Adabas expanded file, perform the RELEASE function for each individual component file of the expanded file. Each RELEASE operation on a component file causes a message that confirms the change, and returns condition code 4.
This document covers the following topics:
FILE specifies the file that contains the descriptor to be released. The file cannot be an Adabas system file.
DESCRIPTOR specifies the descriptor to be released. Any descriptor type can be specified. A descriptor currently being used as the basis for file coupling cannot be specified. If the descriptor being released is an ADAM descriptor, the file is no longer processed as an ADAM file.
When an error is encountered while the function is running, the utility prints an error message and terminates with user abend 34 (with a dump) or user abend 35 (without a dump).
If NOUSERABEND is specified, the utility will not abend after printing the error message. Instead, the message "utility TERMINATED DUE TO ERROR CONDITION" is displayed and the utility terminates with condition code 20.
This parameter is required if the file is password-protected. Specify the password between apostrophes (').
The TEST parameter tests the operation syntax without actually performing the operation. Only the syntax of the specified parameters can be tested; not the validity of values and variables. See Syntax Checking with the TEST Parameter for more information on using the TEST parameter in ADADBS functions.
ADADBS RELEASE FILE=31,DESCRIPTOR='AA'
Descriptor AA in file 31 is released from descriptor status.
