By executing the free page release utility, you can convert used free segments to unused segments, and reuse them. This is called releasing used free segments. Figure 7-17 provides an overview of releasing used free segments.

Figure 7-17 Releasing used free segments

For details about releasing used free segments, see the HiRDB Version 8 System Operation Guide.

Once segments are allocated, only the table (or index) that is assigned to use a particular segment can use it; no other table can do so. Releasing used free segments converts used free segments to unused segments, which allows other tables to use them.