DSCL Command Sequence

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DSCL Command Sequence

DSCL commands are listed below in their proper sequence. Each command is optional, except as described in the following table:

Type	Name	Parameters
Environment	SET	MODE=, SELDSORG=
Environment	PASSWORD (VSAM only)	CATALOGS=, MASTER=
Candidate	SCAN	REALVOLS, SHOWVOL
Candidate	FIND	DSNAMES=, CATALOGS=, PASSWORD=, TABLE=
Candidate	SCAN	CATALOGS=, EXCCATS=, BACKUP
Selection	SELECT	DSNAMES=, COMPONENTS, TABLE=, VOLUMES=, VAMPOOL=, SGNAME=, VTOCS,CATALOGS=, CRITERIA=
Selection	EXCLUDE	DSNAMES=, COMPONENTS, TABLE=, VOLUMES=, VAMPOOL=, SGNAME=, VTOCS, CATALOGS=, CRITERIA=
Action	REPORT	CLDATA, CLDOPT=, CIARPT, CIAOPT=, DSINDX, DSUTIL, ISAMDS, MAPPER, MEMBER, MEMBERS=, MVDICT, PDSTAT, POCCHH, PODUMP, POTTRD, POXREF, PO1REF, PO2REF, SVDICT, COMPONENTS, CMDGENDSN=, SPFDSNAME=, SPFRPTS=
Action	VREPORT	ALLOCS, ATTRB, DISTRS, FREESP, LAYOUT
Action	BACKUP	RETPD=, EXPDT=, ACCESS=, RPT=CIA, CIAOPT=, NORESET, DEFER, NEWNAME=, NEWHLQ=, MEMBER=, SELTYPE=, MODE=
Action	BACKUPCC	RETPD=, EXPDT=
Action	ARCHIVE	RETPD=, EXPDT=, ACCESS=, RPT=CIA, CIAOPT=, DISP=, DEFER, NEWNAME=, NEWHLQ=, MEMBER=
Action	DELETE	DISP=
Action	EXPIRE	DATE=
Action	VBACKUP	RETPD=, EXPDT=, DSNENQ=, RESERVE, RPT=, LSTAR
Action	RELEASE	PCTUSED=, PCTSECONDARY=, CONVERT
Action	BILLING (VSAM only)	Action BILLING (VSAM only)
Action	COPY	ABSOLUTE, BLKSIZE=, CATALOGALL, CONTIG, CREATE, CYL, NEWNAME=, NEWVOLUMES, PREALLOC, REDUCE, TOVOL=, TRACK, VATHRESH=
Action	MOVE	ABSOLUTE, BLKSIZE=, CATALOGALL, CONTIG, CREATE, CYL, FILL, NEWNAME=, NEWVOLUMES, PREALLOC, REDUCE, TOVOL=, TRACK, VATHRESH=,

SET and PASSWORD commands are optional. If you do specify a PASSWORD command, it applies to processing of VSAM password-protected clusters only.

Although the SCAN and FIND commands are each optional individually, you must specify at least one SCAN or FIND command before any action command.

SELECT commands are mandatory, unless you have sysparm SELECTRE specified with a non-default value of N. EXCLUDE commands are optional.

Although action commands are each optional individually, you must specify at least one action command for each SCAN/FIND group (defined later).

Since the purpose of each command is largely self-evident, general rules and guidelines for using these commands are described immediately following. Detailed explanations for most DSCL commands and parameters are presented later in this section. Detailed explanations for each of the action commands and parameters are presented in later sections.