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Volume Object Actions Menu

The following actions are available from the Actions option located on the Volumes object view Menu Bar.

Scratch

Sets the status of the selected volume to Scratch, making the volume reusable.

Note: Tapes that are under Catalog control must be uncataloged before they can be scratched or the expiration date (expdt) must be changed to today's date.

UnScratch

Removes the Scratch status from the selected volume.

Note: Data Set Name Blocks (DSNBs) that were related to this volume are not restored. They can be manually updated using batch job TMSAGGR.

Checkout

Checks out the selected tape to a vault.

Checkin

Checks in a checked out tape volume.

Expire

Expires the selected volume. The Expiration date is changed to the current date.

Note: If the tape is a part of a multi volume chain, all tapes on the chain are expired. You must select the first tape on the chain. The new expiration date is set to the current date plus an optional delay value specified by the CA 1 option RR (from the TMOOPTxx member of the CA 1 options library). By default, the RR value is zero.

Extend

Extends the expiration date of the selected volume by the number of days specified in the Days field.

View TMCDSNB Scr

Opens the PDS Member Editor dialog showing the source text of the TMCDSNB script.

Run TMCDSNB Scr

Executes the TMCDSNB script.

Configure TMCDSNB

Opens the Systems Script Builder feature for editing the selected script.

View DSKTMCV Scr

Opens the PDS Member Editor dialog showing the DC mode script for this object.

Run DSKTMCV Scr

Runs the DC mode script associated with this object.

Configure DSKTMCV

Opens the Systems Script Builder feature for editing the selected script.

Example: Display the Volume Object Extend action dialog

The following is a sample of the Action dialog that appears when you select the Extend action. The sample shows that the selected data set on volume 100001 is extended 365 days.