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First, the init runs the PRE-INIT AFTER USER COMMIT routine if the developer included a routine name in the PRE-INIT AFTER USER COMMIT field of the Package file.
The developer's PRE-INIT AFTER USER COMMIT routine does things that are not possible with the init routines alone. Often, it cleans up DDs or data on the target system before the init routines bring in any of the new DDs or data. For example, obsolete fields or parts of field definitions can be removed from data dictionaries.
Reviewed/Updated: March 10, 2007