Mike, No, that is not quite what EXPDT=90nnn does. The EXPDT=90nnn is for CATALOG/DAYS where the nnn is the minimum number of days the file will be kept and then be put under catalog-control. It is useful for files created in very-very long-running jobs that may start on Monday (so the tape file goes through OPEN on Monday) but isn't cataloged until STEP-Termination occurs on Friday. Normally, this type of tape file would be scratched on Wednesday if it was put under simple CATALOG control (since it would 2-days old and not on the MVS/Catalog yet). If an EXPDT=90007, it would be retained for a minimum of 7 days and only then would be put under CATALOG control.
I believe what Kees is looking for is some way to have tapes under CATALOG control but kept for an extra xx days after they have been un-cataloged. Russell Witt CA 1 Principal Software Architect ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 07/31/13, Mike Schwab<[email protected]> wrote: EXPDT=90nnn (to 90365) Keeps nnn days after deletion. Normal used might be 90005, where it is not deleted until 5 days after deleting. But alter the EXPDT to keep the last one for up to 365 after deleting. Re-catalog before the expire date to recover. On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Vernooij, CP - SPLXM <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello group, > > I am looking for a feature in CA-1, <deleted> > Under SMS, I can specify, with 'retain days only backup', how long the last > backup should be retained after the > dataset has been expired, scratched or removed in some way. <deleted> -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
