Report Field Definitions

AB

Abend status of the data set:

ADD DATE

Date the location was added to the Retention Master File.

ATL-TYPES

Automated Tape Library Types:

AUTHORIZATION

Individual or group responsible for the entry.

BLOCK COUNT

Total number of blocks of information on the volume.

BLOCK SIZE

Physical block size.

BOX

Box number (bbbb) within the location where the volume is stored.

CABINET

Cabinet code and available slots within this cabinet.

CCSS

Cabinet number (cc) within the location and slot number (ss) within the cabinet.

CERTIFICATION

COUNT Total number of times the tape volume has been certified.

CERTIFICATION DATE

Date the tape volume was last certified.

CERTIFICATION USES

Number of times the tape volume has been used since it was last certified.

CLEAN COUNT

Total number of times the tape volume has been cleaned.

CLEAN DATE

Date the tape volume was last cleaned.

CLEAN USES

Number of times the tape volume has been used since it was last cleaned.

COMMAND

Input format of the update transaction.

COUNT

Total number of applicable CA TLMS activities processed during the reported time span.

CPU

CPU that created the data set. This is the SMFID of the originating CPU.

CRE DRV

Tape drive on which the data set was created.

CREATE DDNAME

DDname with which the data set was created.

CREATE PGM

Program that created the data set.

CREATION DATE

Date the data set was created.

CREATION DRV

Tape drive on which the data set was created.

CREATION JOB-NAME

Job that created the data set.

CREATION STEPNAME

Step that created the data set.

CREATION TIME

Time the created data set was closed.

CURRENT CCSS

Cabinet number (cc) within the location and slot number (ss) within the cabinet.

CURRENT LOC

Location of the tape volume. Location ID values come from the location records that have been added to the Retention Master File using the location commands.

DATA SET NAME or QUALIFIER

Complete name of data set if retention definition was for one data set; partial data set name if definition was for a group of data sets.

DATE LAST MOVED

Move date, the date data set was moved to its current location.

DEN

Density of the tape.

DEST-DATE

Can give the date the tape volume was destroyed. A value will appear here only if it was manually added to the VMF using the DSTRYDT keyword on the UPV command. Your data center determines the code values that can be used with the DESTROY keyword.

DMG

Can indicate that the tape volume has been damaged. A value will appear here only if it was manually added to the VMF using the DAMAGE keyword on the UPV command. Your data center determines the code values that can be used with the DAMAGE keyword.

DSTRYDT

Can indicate that the tape volume was destroyed. A value will appear here only if it was manually added to the VMF using the DESTROY keyword on the UPV command. Your data center determines the code values that can be used with the DESTROY keyword.

ERASE GAPS (ERG)

Number of erase gaps encountered when the tape volume was last processed.

ERGS LAST PASS

Number of erase gaps encountered when the tape was last created.

ERROR MESSAGE

Nature of the error encountered in the tape retention system processing.

FILE NO

Relative file sequence number of each data set.

FROM on TLERPT19

Beginning of the time span specified (DATE and TIME).

FROM on TLMS042

Location ID and cabinet/slot numbers or the box number where the tape is presently stored. Tapes are not stored in cabinets or boxes at the data center; therefore, this column will specify N/A if the FROM location on this report is the data center. N/A also identifies undefined storage.

IBM EXP

IBM expiration date from the job control statement.

ID

The location of the tape volume. Location ID values come from the location records that have been added to the Retention Master File using the location commands.

IN DRV

Tape drive on which the tape was last read.

JOBNAME QUALIFIER

The name of the job that created the data set, if a job name was specified on the retention command.

KEEP DATE

CA TLMS keep date.

LAB

Type of label on the tape volume:

A ANSI

B BLP

N Nonlabeled

S Standard

U User

X NSL

LAST INPUT DATE

Date the tape volume was last read.

LAST INPUT DRV

Job that last read the tape volume.

LAST INPUT JOB NAME

Tape drive on which the tape was last read.

LOC

Location of the tape volume. Location ID values come from the location records that have been added to the Retention Master File using the location commands.

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

Description of the location. Descriptions come from the location records that have been added to the Retention Master File using the location commands.

LOST

Can indicate that the tape volume was lost. A value will appear here only if it was manually added to the VMF using the LOST keyword on the UPV command. Your data center determines the code values that can be used with the LOST keyword.

LRECL

Logical record length.

MAX ERGS

Maximum number of erase gaps encountered while processing the tape volume.

MESSAGE NUMBER

Number that you have assigned to the corresponding auxiliary message text.

MESSAGE TEXT

Auxiliary message text that CA TLMS displays when the corresponding message number is specified.

MOVE DATE

Date the tape volume was moved to its current off-site location.

NEXT LOC

Next place where tape will be moved according to its retention definition. Two asterisks in this column indicate that the tape will be scratched and returned to the data center.

NUM

Quantity associated with the type of retention (T).

PURCHASE DATE

Date the tape was purchased.

Q-IND

Level of data set qualification:

F Fully qualified

P Partially qualified

Q Partially qualified including the dot

READ ERROR

Total number of temporary read errors encountered while processing the tape volume.

RECFM

Record format:

F Fixed

FB Fixed blocked

FBS Fixed blocked spanned

U Undefined

V Variable

VB Variable blocked

VBS Variable blocked spanned

REMARKS

Comments that apply to the controlling data set.

SCR

Scratch volume status of the tape volume:

NO Nonscratch

YES Scratch

SCR DATE

Date the tape volume was scratched.

SCRATCH DATE

Date the tape volume was scratched.

SCRATCH STATUS

Scratch status of the tape volume: SCRATCH or NON-SCRATCH.

SRV

Service status of the tape volume:

IN In-service

OUT Out-of-service

STORAGE MEDIUM

Type of storage used:

B Boxes

C Cabinet/slot

U Undefined

T

Type of retention criteria for the data set at a specific location.

TAPE LENGTH

Length of the tape in feet.

TAPE TYPE

Can indicate the types of tape used at your data center. A value will appear here only if it was defined when the VMF was initialized or manually added to the VMF using the TAPETYPE keyword on the UPV command.

TIME

Time the update was logged to the backup transaction file.

TO on TLERPT19

End of the time span specified (DATE and TIME).

TO on TLMS042

Location ID and cabinet/slot number or box number where the tape is to be moved. This column will specify N/A if the type of storage is undefined storage.

TOTAL TAPES

Total number of tapes used by a specific manufacturer.

TOTAL USES

Total number of times the tape volume has been used.

TRT

Recording technique for 7-track tapes:

C Character

E Even

T Track

X Even-track

TYPE

Type of activity that took place during a given period of time.

USE COUNT

Number of times the tape volume has been used since it was last cleaned.

USER

User data field. By default, it will contain the job accounting code (up to 59 characters) recorded from the job statement that created the data set.

VER

Generation or version that you wish to release.

VOLSER

Unique six-character volume serial number of each physical tape volume.

VOLUME CNT

Total number of volumes in a chain of volumes

VOLUME SEQ

Volume sequence number.

VOLUME SERIAL

Unique six-character volume serial number of each physical tape volume.