George, Check the setting of HSM parameter SETSYS EXPIREDDATASETS and make sure that it is set to SCRATCH. By default, the value is SETSYS EXPIREDDATASETS (NOSCRATCH).
The management class expiration attributes are applied to datasets that do not have an expiration date set in the catalog or F1-DSCB. Thanks, Chris Taylor ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

