Commands › Data Storage Command Language (DSCL)

Data Storage Command Language (DSCL)

The following is a list of the commands and parameters that make up the Data Storage Command Language (DSCL). The DSCL statements can be used when JCL procedure DMS is executed.

Note: For more information, see the section Data Storage Command Language in the chapter "Basic System – DMS PROC" in the User Guide.

The following commands can be used with DSCL statements; ARCHIVE, BACKUP, COPY, DELETE, EXPIRE, MOVE, RELEASE, REPORT, VBACKUP, and VREPORT.

Environment

Command: SET

Parameter: MODE=SIMULATE

VSAM/Non-VSAM: Both

Command: PASSWORD

Parameters:

• CATALOG=
• MASTER=

VSAM/Non-VSAM: VSAM

Candidate

Command: FIND

Parameters:

• DSNAME=
• CATALOG=

  VSAM/Non-VSAM: Both

Parameters:

• PASSWORD=

  VSAM/Non-VSAM: VSAM

Command: SCAN

Parameters:

• CATALOG=
• EXCCATS=
• BACKUP

  VSAM/Non-VSAM: Both

Parameters:

• REALVOLS
• SHOWVOL

  VSAM/Non-VSAM: Both

Parameters:

• MSS
• MSVGP=

  VSAM/Non-VSAM: Both

Selection

Command: EXCLUDE

Parameters:

• DSNAMES=
• TABLE=
• VOLUMES=
• VAMPOOL=
• SGNAME=
• VTOCS
• CATALOG=
• CRITERIA=

  VSAM/Non-VSAM: Both

Parameters:

• COMPONENTS

  VSAM/Non-VSAM: VSAM

Command: SELECT

Parameters:

• DSNAMES=
• TABLE=
• VOLUMES=
• VAMPOOL=
• SGNAME=
• VTOCS
• CATALOG=
• CRITERIA=

  VSAM/Non-VSAM: Both

Parameters:

• COMPONENTS

  VSAM/Non-VSAM: VSAM