(1) An IMS/ESA system service call that can request that a program restarts normally or from a specific checkpoint ID, a time/date stamp, or (BMPs only) the last checkpoint issued. Extended restart can be requested by EXEC DLI commands or CALL DLI calls in a batch program or a BMP.
(2) A restart, initiated by a DL/I call, that reestablishes database positioning and user-specified areas. See also symbolic checkpoint.