CA Dynam for VSE User Guide

Modifying Retention Characteristics ....................................................... 2-10
Scratching Eligible Data Set Versions ..................................................... 2-10
Data Set Name Listing ................................................................... 2-12
Automatic Volume Recognition (AVR) ..................................................... 2-12
Using the Early Drive Release ............................................................ 2-14
Dynamic LUB Allocation.................................................................. 2-14
Mounting Tapes ......................................................................... 2-15
TLBL Statement Extensions and Format................................................... 2-30
Tape Reel Length Specification ........................................................... 2-39
Recording Density (MODE) Specification .................................................. 2-42
Tape Cartridges ......................................................................... 2-46
Managing Special Files ...................................................................... 2-48
Using Work Data Sets ................................................................... 2-48
Altering Retention Characteristics ........................................................ 2-48
Releasing Work Data Sets................................................................ 2-49
Defining Independent Files ............................................................... 2-49
Running Tests with Production JCL........................................................ 2-53
Using Cataloged Information................................................................. 2-54
Daily Catalog Maintenance ............................................................... 2-54
Protecting the Catalog ................................................................... 2-56
Protecting Data Sets..................................................................... 2-57
IBM Hardware Based Tape Encryption Support ................................................ 2-60
Automatic Cataloging/Uncataloging ....................................................... 2-60
Sending File-Dependent System Messages ................................................ 2-61
Processing Predefined Multifile Volume Data Sets.............................................. 2-62
Redefining Retention Characteristics ...................................................... 2-63
Maintaining Predefined Multifile Volume Data Sets ......................................... 2-64
Automatic Tape Positioning .............................................................. 2-64
Processing Without Additional Positioning ................................................. 2-65
Processing Unchained Multifile Tapes ......................................................... 2-67
Using Automatic Multifile (AMF) Data Sets .................................................... 2-69
Generating AMF File Numbers ............................................................ 2-69
Creating an Automatic Multifile Data Set .................................................. 2-69
Volume Switching with AMF Data Sets .................................................... 2-70
Scratching More Than the Last AMF DSN .................................................. 2-71
Inputting AMF Data Sets ................................................................. 2-71
Renaming and Resetting AMF Data Sets .................................................. 2-72
Forced Standard Label Support .............................................................. 2-72
Support for Read Backwards ................................................................. 2-73
ASCII Tape Support ......................................................................... 2-73
Using Other Software with CA Dynam/T ...................................................... 2-73
Sort and Utility Package Support ......................................................... 2-73
Processing FORTRAN Tape Files .......................................................... 2-74
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