Invalidate.bj

Action

Invalidate source files. Invalidating some or all of the source files in a workspace before reverifying can save time when you reverify very large workspaces.

Syntax

Invalidate LogFile Workspace [Entity] [Cond] [ObjList] [Detailed] [Drop]

Required Parameters	Description
LogFile	Output log file generated when the batch script is executed.
Workspace	Workspace file (.rwp).

Optional Parameters	Description
Entity	* or entity type of source files. Default is *.
Cond	Source files to invalidate. Use the Repository Exchange Protocol (RXP) to code the condition. For more information, see Analyzing Projects in the product documentation set.
ObjList	When Cond is not set, a control file with a list of source files to invalidate. Each line of the control file contains the following information: "`EntityType`" "`EntityName"` where: `EntityType` is the entity type of the source file to invalidate, COBOL, for example. `EntityName` is the name of the source file to invalidate, DayOfWeek.cbl, for example.
Detailed	Log file.

Oracle Only Parameters	Description
Drop	Whether to drop repository indexes. Specify: Auto, to let the script determine whether to drop repository indexes based on the number of files to be processed. Yes, to drop repository indexes. No, to not drop repository indexes. Dropping repository indexes generally improves performance when a large number of files need to be processed. Dropped indexes are restored when processing is complete. Default is No.

Oracle Only Parameters

Description

Drop

Whether to drop repository indexes. Specify:

Auto, to let the script determine whether to drop repository indexes based on the number of files to be processed.
Yes, to drop repository indexes.
No, to not drop repository indexes.

Dropping repository indexes generally improves performance when a large number of files need to be processed. Dropped indexes are restored when processing is complete. Default is No.