Restoring the Long-term Plan (LTP) data set

The way you restore the LTP data set depends on when the backup data set was created. There is a strong connection between the current plan and the LTP data set. If possible, the LTP should be restored from a backup that was created after the last time IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS took over a new current plan created by a daily plan batch job.

If such an LTP backup is available, use it to restore the LTP data set:

1. Stop IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS.
2. Allocate a new LTP data set.
3. Copy the backup data set to the LTP data set. Use the data set with ddname EQQLTBKP.
4. If you allocated the data set with a new name, update all JCL (ddname EQQLTDS) to reference the new LTP data set.
5. Start IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS.
6. Enter the Long-Term Plan dialog to verify that occurrences are correctly defined. All occurrences added since the LTP backup was created must be added again.

If the LTP backup that matches the current plan is unusable, you must restore the LTP as described previously and create a new current plan from the restored LTP.