Exception File for CATSEARCH and VOLSEARCH Restore Jobs

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Exception File for CATSEARCH and VOLSEARCH Restore Jobs

The following table outlines the structure of a CATSEARCH or VOLSEARCH restore job exception file. The table lists the records in the order you might use them in a file.

Record	Information Specified	Required	Quantity Allowed
COMMENT	Comment	No	1
*	Additional comments	No	Multiple
EXCEPT	Domains to process differently than specified in job template file	Yes	Multiple; at least 1
OPTIONS	Processing options for domains identified on EXCEPT record	No	Multiple
REPORT	Report options for domains identified on EXCEPT record	No	1 for each EXCEPT record
INCLUDE	Files or minidisk extents to restore from domains identified on EXCEPT record	No	Multiple
EXCLUDE	Files or minidisk extents to not restore from domains identified on EXCEPT record	No	Multiple

Example VOLSEARCH or CATSEARCH Exception File

The following example shows an exception file that can be used for a VOLSEARCH or a CATSEARCH restore job. The file defines the following exceptions to the associated restore job:

For minidisk 200 belonging to user ID TEST2, do not restore files with file type of SCRIPT.
For minidisk 191 belonging to user ID TEST1, restore two files: TEST DATA1 renaming it to T DATA1, and TEST DATA4.
For minidisk 210 belonging to user ID JOHN, restore only files that do not exist on the minidisk and define the date of the restored file the date the restore occurred.
For file space TEST1 in file pool TEST1, do not restore any SFS authorizations.

For all file spaces in file pool SFS, do not restore aliases and provide domain level detail in the restore report.

EXCEPT USERID TEST2 200
EXCLUDE FILE * SCRIPT

EXCEPT USERID TEST1 191
INCLUDE FILE TEST DATA1 RENAME T DATA1
INCLUDE FILE TEST DATA4

EXCEPT USERID JOHN 210
OPTIONS RESTYPE NEWFILE
OPTIONS RESDATE NEWDATE

EXCEPT FILESPACE SFS:TEST1
OPTIONS RESAUTH NO

EXCEPT FILESPACE SFS:*
OPTIONS RESALIAS NO
REPORT REPDETAIL DOMAIN