[Figure: Overview of SEQUENTIAL structure]
SEQUENTIAL structure features for data processing patterns
The factor having the greatest effect on data processing efficiency is the I-O frequency. The SEQUENTIAL structure
has the following features:
ยท All data is referenced for data processing unless an index exists. Thus, the I-O frequency depends greatly on
the data volume. When data manipulations specify a column, the user must add an index corresponding to that
column.
For information about items to carefully consider when adding an index, see 4.2.1 "BTREE structure."
SEQUENTIAL structure page size specification
In a SEQUENTIAL structure, the page size is specified by the PAGESIZE option of the DSO definition.
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