# ET command required??

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/et-command-required/76524>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-on-Mainframes, Adabas-Basics-on-Mainframes\
**Created:** [April 9, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/et-command-required/76524 "2008-04-09T15:55:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cobp3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@cobp3](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/cobp3)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/et-command-required/76524/21 "2008-04-24T13:35:47Z")

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> Yes, there are limits (hold queue and protection area) decided and set by the DBA and/or system programmer.

I think, If we are updating 1 Million records this should be considered, Is there any general hint about how many updates can be done between two ETs depending on ecord buffer size or so?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/et-command-required/76524/22 "2021-04-02T14:49:20Z")

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