Without a forward recovery utility, you are forced to recover lost data sets manually. If each update is re-entered manually, the possibility of introducing errors increases, threatening the integrity of your VSAM data.
If you have high transaction volumes between backups, you want to avoid long work interruptions due to lost data. CICSVR minimizes your recovery labor and eliminates the possibility of introducing data errors as you recover your data sets.
CICSVR has automated functions that help you recover your CICS® VSAM data sets if they are lost or damaged.
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If the data set is restored from a backup taken using BWO, the alternate indexes in the upgrade set can be rebuilt automatically.
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