The following diagram presents the syntax of the ARCHBACK macro for both SMS-managed and non-SMS-managed data sets:

>>-ARCHBACK--DSN=dsnaddr,--WKAREA=waaddr------------------------>

>--+-----------------------------------------------------------+-->
   '-,NEWNAME=newdsnaddr-+-----------------------------------+-'   
                         '-,DATE=dateaddr-+----------------+-'     
                                          '-,TIME=timeaddr-'       

>--+------------------+--+-------------------+------------------>
   |          .-YES-. |  '-,TARGET=-+-DASD-+-'   
   '-,SPHERE=-+-NO--+-'             '-TAPE-'     

>--+---------------------------------+--+-----------------+----->
   '-,-+-------------------+-+-YES-+-'  |         .-NO--. |   
       +-GENVSAMCOMPNAMES=-+ '-NO--'    '-,ASYNC=-+-YES-+-'   
       '-GVCN--------------'                                  

>--+----------------+--+-------------------+-------------------->
   |        .-NO--. |  '-,TARGET=-+-DASD-+-'   
   '-,WAIT=-+-YES-+-'             '-TAPE-'     

>--+--------------------------------------------------+--------->
   |     .-STANDARD---------.   .-PHYSICALEND-----.   |   
   '-CC(-+------------------+-,-+-----------------+-)-'   
         +-ANYPREFERRED-----+   +-+-PHYSICALEND-+-+       
         +-+-PREFERRED-+----+   | '-PE----------' |       
         | '-PREFER----'    |   '-+-LOGICALEND-+--'       
         +-CACHEPREFERRED---+     '-LE---------'          
         +-CPREF------------+                             
         +-VIRTUALPREFERRED-+                             
         +-VPREF------------+                             
         +-REQUIRED---------+                             
         +-ANYREQUIRED------+                             
         +-CACHEREQUIRED----+                             
         +-CREQ-------------+                             
         +-VIRTUALREQUIRED--+                             
         '-VREQ-------------'                             

>--+------------------+--+--------------------+----------------->
   |          .-YES-. |  '-,VOLUME=volseraddr-'   
   '-,DSNENQ=-+-NO--+-'                           

>--+----------------+--+------------------+--------------------->
   '-,UNIT=unitaddr-'  '-,SNAPDCB=dcbaddr-'   

>--+----------------+--+--------------------+------------------><
   |        .-NO--. |  '-,RETAINDAYS=rdaddr-'   
   '-,TEST=-+-YES-+-'