Version 6.3.8 for OpenVMS
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WH - Wait for Record in Hold Status

This Natural profile and session parameter applies to Adabas databases only.

It specifies the action to be taken if a required record is not available for processing, because it has been placed in hold status by another user.

Within a Natural session, the profile parameter WH can be overridden by the session parameter WH.

Possible settings ON The user is placed in wait status until either the requested record becomes available, or an error message is issued due to Adabas exceeding a time limit or other limit while attempting to place the record in hold status.
OFF An error message is returned if any of these records cannot be placed in hold status.
Default setting OFF
Dynamic specification yes
Specification within session yes Applicable Statements: SET GLOBALS
Applicable Command: GLOBALS
Application Programming Interface USR1005N See SYSEXT - Natural Application Programming Interfaces in the Utilities documentation.

Note:
When a Natural statement is executed which results in Adabas records being read and an update/delete operation could follow, Natural requests that Adabas places these records in hold status. See the Adabas Command Reference documentation for further information on hold processing.

Under Natural Security: The setting of this parameter can be overridden by the Session Parameters option of the Library Profile.

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