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Interpreting the WHYFLAGS

The following steps can be used to interpret these flags:

Locate the WHYFLAGS= section of SYSOUT. In the previous example, it looks like this:

                     11111
           012345678901234
WHYFLAGS = SCN      E M LB

Note: Column headings have been added for clarity purposes.

As you can see, these flags are column dependent beginning with column 0. To interpret these flags, you must determine which column the codes are in. By reviewing the previous example, we see that the codes reside in the following columns:

Value

Offset

Description

S

+0

SMS managed volume

C

+1

DSN is cataloged

N

+2

DSN is cataloged and max backup version dsn exists specified

E

+9

Last copy of this DSN - data set exists

M

+11

Expiration date calculated from MC days to keep backup used

L

+13

Did CSI INQ to get catalog info

B

+14

Backup copy

For more information on the meanings of these codes, see the IBM Storage Administration Reference manual.