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Update the TMC Using the CA 1 ISPF Utility Functions

To access the common librarian command functions, go to the CA 1 ISPF Primary Option Menu, type 2 (for UTILITIES) and press ENTER.

The following functions are available on the CA 1 ISPF Utilities Menu:

ADD

Activates an inactive (deleted) volume serial number to make it available for use. The volume serial number must be in the TMC and in inactive (delete) status.

CHECKIN

Checks in a tape that was previously out-of-area. If the Multivolume Process field on the utilities menu contains a Y, and the volume specified is a multivolume, all volumes are checked in.

CLEAN

Updates cleaning statistics to indicate a tape volume has been cleaned. This function tells CA 1 that a tape has been cleaned before it was marked as needing cleaning on the Scratch and Clean List.

Note: This utility cannot be used for the 3592 WORM tapes.

DELETE

Marks a tape volume as inactive (deleted) when the volume is in scratch status, making the volume unavailable for use and for most reporting.

EXPIRE

Changes the expiration date of a volume to the current system date.

EXTEND

Extends the expiration date of a volume for a specified number of days from the current expiration date.

LABEL

Provides the capability to create an external label request for a volume serial number or a cataloged data set. The external label request being generated is processed by the Online Label Interface. For more information, see Common Tape System. If the Multivolume Process field on the utilities menu contains a Y and the volume specified is part of a multivolume chain, an external label request is generated for every volume in the chain.

RETAIN

Sets the expiration date of a volume to a specified number of days from the creation date.

CHECKOUT

Checks a tape volume out-of-area. The SLOT value should only be updated for non-multivolume data sets. If the Multivolume Process field on the utilities menu contains a Y, and the volume specified is part of a multivolume chain, all volumes on the chain are checked out.

ERASE

Indicates volume has gone through physical degauss. The TMDEGAU setting for TMFLAG4 of the CA 1 TMC volume record is turned on.

SCRATCH

Scratches a volume set immediately. Enter the volume serial number for the base volume of the volume set. The volume set is checked, to make sure it is eligible for being scratched. The utility cannot be used to scratch 3592 WORM tapes. If eligible, a confirmation screen is shown before the scratch is actually performed. If not eligible, a brief message is displayed. For more detailed information, press the PF HELP key.

---------------------------- CA 1 UTILITIES MENU ------------------------- OPTION ===> 1 ADD - Activate an inactive (deleted) volume record 2 CHECKIN - Perform the checkin for out-of-area tape 3 CLEAN - Update cleaning statistics 4 DELETE - Deactivate a scratch volume record 5 EXPIRE - Set expiration date to current date 6 EXTEND - Extend expiration date of data set from EXPDT 7 LABEL - Print external tape label 8 RETAIN - Reset expiration date from creation date (CDATE) 9 CHECKOUT - Check a volume out-of-area 10 ERASE - Indicate volume has gone through physical degauss 11 SCRATCH - Scratch a volume immediately Required Fields : VOL ===> Multivolume Process ===> (Opt: 2,7,9) or DSNB ===> (Expire, Extend, Retain) DAYS ===> (Number of days to Extend/Retain) OUTCODE ===> (Checkout) OUTDATE ===> (Checkout - defaults to current date) SLOT ===> (Checkout - defaults to zero)

Caution

If the ISPF split screen feature is used, one or more of the bottom lines from this panel may not be visible and available for use. PF key assignments, visible by PFSHOW ON, may also cause a problem.