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Nina
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Posted: Jul 30, 2026, 10:32 AM
If I READ ... UPDATE and then decide not to REWRITE/DELETE/UNLOCK, what happens to the lock? Stuck until end of task?
Thread: CICS
READ UPDATE with no REWRITE - does the record stay locked?
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Dave
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Posted: Jul 30, 2026, 12:32 PM
Lock stays until REWRITE, DELETE, UNLOCK, or SYNCPOINT. End of task does an implicit syncpoint so it clears eventually.
Still a bad habit. UNLOCK if you bail out early so the next task is not waiting on you.
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