AUTOERASE—Control Automatic Data Erase

Valid on z/OS.

Use the AUTOERASE control option to control the CA Top Secret Automatic Data Erasure feature.

Important! AUTOERASE(YES|ALL) is mandatory if the site is certified by the Department of Defense at C‑2 level or higher.

This feature adds additional overhead to the DELETE process adding significant time and physical I/O cycles.

All entry methods are acceptable.

This control option has the following format:

AUTOERASE(YES|NO|ALL)

YES: When in IMPL or FAIL mode, indicates AUTOERASE is active for the list of data sets specified by the AUTOEDSN control option. If there are no data set prefixes or data set specifications added to this list, no data sets are auto erased until entries are added.
NO: (Default) Indicates that the AUTOERASE feature applies to no data sets
ALL: Indicates that AUTOERASE feature applies to all data sets in all modes.

This example ensures that the Automatic Data Erasure feature is active, by entering the AUTOERASE option into the Parameter File:

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SAMPLE CONTROL OPTIONS
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MODE(FAIL)
BACKUP(0400)
AUTOERASE(YES)

This example temporarily turns the feature off:

F TSS,AUTOERASE(NO)