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CA 1 ISPF Facilities

CA 1 ISPF is the recommended method for online inquiry and update of the TMC. These online facilities enable you to do the following:

• Inquire/update TMC volume records
• Inquire/update TMC DSNB records
• Inquire by cataloged data set name
• Inquire on TMC and Audit data set control records
• Specify the date format that is accepted and displayed for all external dates
• Inquire/update the Retention Data Set (RDS)
• Inquire/update the Vault Pattern Description Data Set (VPD)
• Build new TMC records

CTS ISPF Facilities

The Common Tape System (CTS) component provides ISPF update and display capabilities for resources that are used by CA 1 and CA TLMS. The CTS ISPF menu is presented when you select the option 5 on the CA 1 ISPF Primary Option Menu. The following resources are maintained using the CTS ISPF panels:

• Inquire or update volume pools.
• Inquire or update volume pool alerts.
• Inquire or update variables that are used by volume pool monitor and eMail facilities.

More information:

Volume Pool Monitor (VPM)