Building the MDXREF Database

Before information can be used in MDXREF, it must be retrieved using the Build process. The amount of time that the Build requires depends on the size of the libraries involved in the Build. On a typical production IBMi, the Build would require ~15 minutes to complete the database for 1000 files and 2500 programs.

The entire database, individual applications, individual libraries, or individual objects can then be rebuilt at any time if a manual change to the objects occurs. If MDCMS is used to change objects, then MDXREF is automatically updated and a rebuild is not required.

The Build process is invoked by pressing F9 from MDXREF Screen titled Cross-Reference Display (MDC2KXF). If F9 is not allowed for you, then administration authorization has not been granted to you through MDSEC. See the Authorizing Users to run MDXREF in section 2.1 for more details.