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Sample Backup/Archive/Delete Report

The Sample Backup/Archive/Delete report provides the user with a wide range of information for each data set. The following illustration represents a sample BACKUP/ARCHIVE/DELETE report.

The column headings displayed in the previous figure are defined as follows:

dataset NAME / NEWNAME

DSNAME of the data set selected for processing. If the NEWNAME parameter is specified on the command, its new name would be displayed on a new line. For additional information, see NEWNAME=.

VOLUME

Volume on which the selected data set was found.

DEVTYPE

Device type in which the volume selected for processing resides. For a list of possible values, see the section Specifications in the chapter "MOVE/COPY."

DSORG

Data set organization of the data set. For a list of possible values, see the section DSORG – Data Set Organization in the chapter "Basic System – DMS PROC"

RECFM

Record format of the data set. For a list of possible values, see the section RECFM – Record Format in the chapter "Basic System – DMS PROC."

BLKSZ

For non-VSAM, the DCB block size of the data set. For VSAM, it is the CISIZE of the cluster.

LRECL

For non-VSAM, the DCB logical record length of the data set. For VSAM, it is the logical record size from the clusters data component.

OPTCD

This is a 1 byte character field at offset Hex 55 of the Format-1 DSCB. They describe certain characteristics of the data set depending on its DSORG. These bit settings have the following meanings:

KEYL

This is the length of the key in the data portion of the cluster, as specified by the user at DEFINE time.

ARC

Indicates whether or not the data set was written to tape media. Possible values in this column are:

A

Data set was written to tape media (archived).

N

Data set was not written to tape (not archived).

*

Data set was in use or an error occurred at the time it was selected for processing.

SCR

Indicates whether or not the data set was removed from DASD. Possible values in this column are:

N

Data set was not removed from DASD (no scratch).

S

Data set was removed (scratched).

*

Data set was in use or an error occurred at the time it was selected for processing.

CAT

Indicates what (if any) catalog action was taken against the data set. Possible values in this column are:

N

The catalog entry was not changed (no catalog action).

R

The volume associated with the catalog entry was changed to the CA Disk pseudo-volser (recatalog).

U

The catalog entry was removed from the catalog (uncatalog).

*

Data set was in use or an error occurred at the time it was selected for processing.

REASON

Indicates which DSCL action command processed the data set. Possible values in this column are:

ARCHIVE

This data set was processed by ARCHIVE.

BACKUP

This data set was processed by BACKUP.

DELETE

This data set was processed by DELETE.

EXPIRE

This data set was processed by EXPIRE.

*

Data set was in-use at the time it was selected for processing

KBYTES

Indicates the size of the data set in kilobyte format.

TRACKS

Indicates the size of the data set in track format.