SAP ABAP Data Element NUMCKPTS (Number of checkpoints since database startup)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-DB-INF (Application Component) Informix
     STUI (Package) Informix Database Monitor
Basic Data
Data Element NUMCKPTS
Short Description Number of checkpoints since database startup  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type SINT4_NOS    
Data Type INT4   4-byte integer, integer number with sign 
Length 10    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 10    
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Documentation

Definition

A checkpoint syncronizes the pages in the shared memory buffer pools with the pages on disk.

There are 5 events which initiate a checkpoint.

1) The default checkpoint interval has elapsed

2) The physical log on disk becomes 75% full

3) Online detects that the next logical-log file to become current contains the most recient checkpoint record.

4) The Online administrator initiates a checkpoint from the On-Monitor, Force-Ckpt menu or from the command line using onmode -c.

5) Certian administrative tasks such as adding a chunk, or a dbspace.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20010130 
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