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TMC External Tape Label Request Generation

The EXLBL inquiry command can be used to generate an external label request using the Online Label Interface for processing and printing the labels. The label request can be generated for a volume serial number or cataloged data set name, using the following inquiry command:

vvvvvv,EXLBL  - generates label request by volume serial number
dsname,EXLBL  - generates label request by cataloged data set name

The data set name may be specified as a relative generation, for example, 'DATA.SET.NAME(-1)'. You must have authorization in the Security Table to be able to execute this command. TIQ responds with:

ENTER V TO PRINT MULTIPLE VOLUMES

If the volume is part of a multivolume data set, and then responds with:

LABEL REQUEST FOR VOLSER=xxxxxx PROCESSED BY ONLINE LABELS INTERFACE
INQUIRY COMPLETE

External label requests can be generated for any volume within the TMC ranges. Information for the label is extracted directly from the TMC record.

If the Online Label Interface is not available at the time a label is requested, the following message is generated when a label is requested.

LABEL REQUEST FOR xxxxxx FAILED -ONLINE LABELS INTERFACE INACTIVE
INQUIRY COMPLETE