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SCRATCH Command

The SCRATCH command scratches an expired DASD data set. The SCRATCHP command scratches a data set even if it is date protected. This function is also offered on the UT Menu panel as function 4.

This command has the following format:

{SCRATCH|SCRATCHP},DSN=dsname[,VOL=volume]
DSN

Indicates the fully qualified name of the data set. A relative generation request can be made for a cataloged generation data set. This command does not scratch PDS members.

Limits: 1 to 44 alphanumeric characters

VOL

(Optional) Indicates the volume on which the data set resides. The volume must be available to CA WA CA 7 Edition. If the catalog is used, the data set is uncataloged if the scratch is successful.

Default: System catalog

Limits: 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters