Re: REUSEDLT not reusing

[Patrik Schindler <poc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Am 29.01.2026 um 08:43 schrieb Reeve <rfritchman@xxxxxxxxx>:

> I'm looking at a dozen reasonably busy files with REUSEDLT(*YES) and having a large number of deleted records.  One example: ~780,000 records, ~8,100,000 deleted records, record length 110 bytes, no extraordinary data structures or attributes.  The files in question are journaled with "after" images and all were created in March 2000 (almost 26 years ago--hard to believe!).
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> There is no app that deletes that many records in one shot.  I'm ruling out the possibility the app fired up with 8,800,000 deleted records.  I don't remember extactly when this feature came out but I do have a faint recollection of having to recompile my PF's to make REUSEDLT work properly.  Or is my memory what's not working properly?

I'm not aware of such an issue. But then, I have not that long of a history with the OS.

> My plan: CHGPF to cycle REUSEDLT off/on, RGZPFM, and watch the number of deletes for the next week.  Next step: CHGPF with the source member.

You are aware that this needs exclusive access to the file. Do you have a maintenance window when you can do this?

Also, could it simply be that there are — on average — more records being deleted than created?

:wq! PoC