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The following section compares RDDS DRD with repository DRD and examines their
similarities and differences.
7.9.2 Comparison of DRD use with RDDS versus repository
When using DRD with the new repository instead of the RDDS, you must account for certain
considerations especially in the areas of deleting, updating, importing, or exporting
resources. This section explores each of these areas.
Deleting resources
To delete a resource with RDDS DRD, the runtime definition is deleted with a DELETE
command. This deletion is hardened to the system RDDS of IMS at system checkpoint by
using automatic export (if it is enabled) ...