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Tape Volume Rejection Criteria

VMS uses the following criteria to reject TMC records for processing:

  1. Scratch, Inactive (DELETE), or ABEND Status - If the FLAG1 value in the TMC volume record reflects scratch (X'04') or inactive (DELETE) (X'02') status, VMS does not select the volume for movement. If a job creating a VMS-controlled data set abends, the FLAG1 value contains X'10'. VMS does not move a tape with this value unless ABEND is coded on the DSN statement.

    Note: Not all abends perform normal CLOSE processing. Examples are Sx22, Sx13, and Sx37. In these instances, the FLAG1 ABEND indicator is not set, and manual intervention is required to prevent VMS from controlling the volume.

  2. Expired by CA 1, CA 11 Restart and Tracking, or EDM - VMS does not select a volume when the FLAG2 field in the TMC Volume record has the X'01' bit set and the first byte of the DSN is hexzeros. This bit is set for the reason listed below:
  3. Volume OUTCODEd to Non-VMS Location - If the volume record being processed by VMS has an OUTCODE value other than those defined to VMS, it is not selected.
  4. Volume Released from VMS Control (OUTCODE= (blank)VMS) - When VMS releases control of a volume, or if a VMS-controlled tape is manually checked back into the data center and not read for input, the OUTCODE keyword of (blank)VMS is stored in the volume record. VMS does not select records with this OUTCODE unless the REDEFINED keyword has been specified on the DSN statement in the VPD. Once expired, these volumes are eligible for scratch.