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Recovery of System Data Items
Recovery of System Data Items
For Ispecs, recovery is back to the start of the transaction, which means that System Data
items will return to the initialized state (spaces, zeros, or the relevant system settings that
apply to some items).
For Reports, see the following table.
Three columns in the table require further explanation.
Report Type
The values for this column indicate the types of Report for which a given System Data item
is applicable, as shown in the following table.
Report Type Description
D ROC Direct Report
S ROC Standard Report
N Non-ROC Report (MCP based LINC Systems only)
x All Shadow Reports (Non-ROC MCP based LINC System Reports only)
Value On Recovery
The values under their subheadings indicate the value that the System Data item will be set
to on recovery for ROC and MCP based non-ROC Reports respectively, as shown in the
following table.
Entry System Data item value on Recovery
ST Initial value or default value as at start of Report
FO Value it contained when the print file was opened
CP Value it contained at the last CRITICAL.POINT command
RS Value when Report restarted
Host Types
The values in this column indicate the valid host types, with a one-character designation
for each, as shown in the following table.
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