How to change the default sort order

In the dialog, you can display a sort options panel for each type of list. Use the Dialog Sort Options Menu to select the specific list sort options panel you need.

To display this menu, do one of these:

Select Option 2 (SORT) on the Dialog Options Menu and press ENTER.
Type OPTIONS SORT on the command line of any panel and press ENTER.

DFSMSrmm displays the Dialog Sort Options Menu as shown in Figure 1:

Figure 1. DFSMSrmm Dialog Sort Options Menu

  Panel  Help
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 EDGP@OP2              DFSMSrmm Dialog Sort Options Menu
 Option ===>

 1  DATA SET  - Specify data set list sort options
 2  PRODUCT   - Specify product list sort options
 3  RACK      - Specify rack list sort options
 4  VOLUME    - Specify volume list sort options
 5  VRS       - Specify vital record specifications list sort options

 Enter selected option or END command.  For more info., enter HELP or PF1.

Select the type of list that you want to sort.
Press ENTER. DFSMSrmm displays a list sort options panel corresponding to the type of list you specified.

For example, if you specify 1 and press ENTER, DFSMSrmm displays the Data Set List Sort Options panel as Figure 2 shows:

Figure 2. DFSMSrmm Data Set List Sort Options panel

  Panel  Help
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 EDGP@STD             DFSMSrmm Data Set List Sort Options
 Command ===>

      Enter the relative sort priority ( 1 to 7 ) and direction ( A or D ):

    Table field name             Priority     Direction
    ----------------             --------     ---------
    Data set name                   1              A
    Volume serial                   2              A
    Owner                           3              A
    File sequence                   4              A
    Create date                     5              A
    Expiration date
    VRS retained






       Enter END command to save changes, or CANCEL to end without saving.

On this panel, enter the sort priorities and sort directions of your choice, as follows:

Assign a priority level to any or all of the table field names available for data set lists. The highest priority is 1. If you do not specify a priority level, DFSMSrmm uses either the initial setting or the most recent value specified.
Assign a direction for any or all of the table field names to which you assigned a priority. Specify A to indicate ascending order, and D to indicate the descending order. DFSMSrmm uses the initial setting or the most recent value that is specified if you do not specify a sort direction.

Use all the list sort options panels in the same way. The only difference between these panels is the specific table field names used in the different lists.

Table field names correspond to data columns on lists. Each data column contains specific information recorded by DFSMSrmm for a particular resource. For example, DFSMSrmm records a rack number, media name, volume serial number, and rack status for each shelf location in the removable media library. Table field names differ between lists because DFSMSrmm records different information for different resources. Thus, each type of list is sorted differently. For example, only software product lists can be sorted by software product number.

Table 1 describes the different table field names you can sort on and identifies the lists in which they are used.

Table 1. Table field names on DFSMSrmm lists
Table field name	Sort command parameter	Description	Type of list
Action	Action	Type of release action (E-erase, I-initialize, N-notify owner, O-return to owner, S-return to scratch, R-replace)	Volume action and movement
Assigned Date	Assigned	Date the volume was assigned to a user or returned to scratch status	Volume, volume action and movement
Attributes	Attributes	Special attributes associated with the volume (NONE, RDCOMPACT)	Volume
Cataloged	Cataloged	Whether or not the data set is cataloged (Y or N)	Vital record specification
Compaction	Compaction	Type of compaction technique (NONE, IDRC)	Volume
Count	Count	Number of days or number of cycles of a data set or volume should be retained	VRS
Create Date	Create	Date the data set was created	Data set
Data sets	Datasets	Number of data sets on the volume	Volume
Data Set Name	Dataset	Data set name	Data set
Delete Date	Delete	Date DFSMSrmm deletes the vital record specification	Vital record specification
Destination	Destination	Location where volume is moving to (HOME, LOCAL, DISTANT, REMOTE, library_name)	Volume, volume action and movement
Expiration Date	Expiration	Date the volume or data set is to be considered for release	Volume, volume action and movement Data Set
Feature Code	Feature	Software product feature code	Software product
File Sequence Number	Fileseq	Relative position of the data set on the volume where it resides. A decimal number between 1 and 65535.	Data set
Home Location	Home	Home location name (SHELF,library_name)	Volume
Job	Job name mask	Vital record specification	Data set
Label	Label	Volume label type	Volume
Last reference Extra Days	LREF	Number of days that the data set will be retained after the data set was last referenced. A decimal number from 0 to 93000	Data set
Level	Level	Software product level (version and release)	Software product
Location	Location	Location where the volume resides	Volume, vital record specification, volume action and movement
Media Name	Medianame	Type of volume	Shelf location, volume
Media Type	Mediatype	Physical media type of volumes	Volume
Name	Name	Report name	Report
Next VRS Name	Nextvrs	Name of next vital record specification to which this vital record specification is linked	Vital record specification
Owner	Owner	Owner ID of the volume owner	Data set, volume, vital record specification, volume action and movement
Priority	Priority	Priority for a location	Vital record specification
Product Name	Name	Software product name	Software product
Product Number	Number	Software product number	Software product
Rack or Bin Number	Number	Shelf location in the removable media library or storage location	Shelf location
Rack Number	Number	Shelf location in the removable media library	Volume, volume action and movement
Recorded Format	Format	Type of recording format (18TRACK, 36TRACK)	Volume
Retention	Retention	Type of retention for data sets (DAYS, CYCLES, or LASTREFERENCEDAYS)	Vital record specification
Retention information	Retention	Combines information on Retentionmethod, RetainBy and Set Retained values. Retentionmethod is either VRSEL or EXPDT. RetainBy is provided only for RM(EXPDT) volumes and can be VOLUME, SET, or FIRSTFILE. Set Retained is provided only for RM(VRSEL) volumes and is either Y(es) or blank.	Volume
Sequence	Sequence	Data set sequence number	Data set
Status	Status	Status of shelf location (EMPTY, INUSE, or SCRATCH) or volume (master, user, scratch, initialize, open, VRS, pending release, on loan)	Shelf location, volume
Store number	Store number	Number of days or number of cycles of a data set or volume should be retained in the location specified in the Location field	VRS
Transit	Transit	Status of volumes that have been ejected from a system-managed library but not yet confirmed as stored in their target destination	Volume, volume action and movement
Title	Title	Report title	Report
Type	Type	Type of vital record specification (data set, volume, or name) and reporting type	Vital record specification and reporting type
Untilexpired	Untilexpired	Retention type	Vital record specification
Userid	Userid	Report user ID	Report
Volume Data Set Name Specification	Volume Dataset Name	Volume serial number, data set name, or vital record specification name	Vital record specification
Vols	Vols	Number of volumes associated with the software product	Software product
Volume Serial	Volume	Volume serial number	Data set, Software product, shelf location, volume, volume action and movement
VRS retained	VRS retained	Whether the data set is VRS-retained (Y or blank, if not retained)	Data set