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Retention Control Statements

Retention methods details the criteria used by CA TLMS in determining how long to keep each type of data set on tape and what to do with the volumes when they become eligible for movement and scratch.

This information is supplied to CA TLMS using retention control statements which create retention records in the Retention Master File. One (and only one) retention control statement is coded which supplies the data center default retention to be applied to those data sets not having specific retention requirements. The other retention control statements may be coded for each data set (or data set group) to:

• Identify the data set or data set group, further qualify the data sets with job name and identify the individual or group who created or last updated the control statement.
• Provide the retention criteria (type, location ID, number of days or cycles), and data set version number, if required.

The following paragraphs use examples to explain the retention control statements.

More information:

About CA TLMS

Understanding Tape Retention

Summary of Retention Control Statement