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FMS Command Sequence

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

Type

Name

Parameters

Environment

SET

MODE=,GEN=,VTOCMSG=,MSGLEVEL=,
FROMDATE=,TODATE=,FROMTIME=,
TOTIME=

Environment

PASSWORD

(VSAM Only)

CATALOG=,MASTER=

Candidate

SCAN

DSNINDEX

Selection

SELECT

DSNAMES=,TABLE=,VOLUMES=,VTOCS,
CATALOGS=,CRITERIA=,TDSN=

Selection

EXCLUDE

DSNAMES=,TABLE=,VOLUMES=,VTOCS,
CATALOGS=,CRITERIA=,TDSN=

Action

RECOVER

TOVOLUME=,POOL=,DISP=,NEWHLQ=,
NEWHLQ2=,SCRATCH,CREATE,PDSECONV,ERASE,NOLOAD,AIX=,TOCAT=,EXPORTF=,
DEFALIAS=,REPORT