# Multi Fetch and FASTPATH.

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/multi-fetch-and-fastpath/174224>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-on-Mainframes, Adabas-Basics-on-Mainframes\
**Created:** [January 30, 2014, 5:50am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/multi-fetch-and-fastpath/174224 "2014-01-30T05:50:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![zOSHelp\_Forums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f04885/32.png) [@zOSHelp\_Forums](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/zOSHelp_Forums)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 5:50am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/multi-fetch-and-fastpath/174224/1 "2014-01-30T05:50:12Z")

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Hi,

On Mainframes, can we use Multi-Fetch and FASTPATH simultaneously? Or not using them together is a rule of thumb? Please advise.

I looked at this earlier thread: [Multi-Fetch - Adabas-Natural - Software AG Tech Community & Forums](http://tech.forums.softwareag.com/techjforum/posts/list/7576.page) , however there is no follow up after the last post which actually talks about the “Multi Fetch and FASTPATH” - can someone please guide on this.

Regards,

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**Author:** ![Geoff\_Naylor1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dc4da7/32.png) [@Geoff\_Naylor1](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Geoff_Naylor1)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/multi-fetch-and-fastpath/174224/2 "2014-02-06T18:45:41Z")

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Hi,  
Adabas Fastpath will happily co-exist with applications that use multifetch either explicitly, by the use of statement-level multifetch, or implicitly, by the use of ADARUN PREFETCH=YES.  
The use of multifetch in either of these ways will take precedent over Adabas Fastpath’s own read-ahead processing.  
The advantage of using Fastpath’s read-ahead processing is that it is non-invasive to the application, requires no JCL changes, and offers a fine level of granularity regarding the identification of which command types and descriptors may be subjected to its read-ahead processing.  
Hope this helps.

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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, 3:30pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/multi-fetch-and-fastpath/174224/3 "2021-04-02T15:30:14Z")

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