REPORT18: inventory of data sets by volume retention method

REPORT18, as shown in Figure 1, includes data sets and volumes other than those that are scratch. REPORT18 is split by retention method and sorted by data set name, create date, and create time.

The data columns for REPORT18 are:

Data Set Name

The data set name of the first file on the volume.

Volume Serial

The volume serial number of the volume.

Vol-Seq

The volume sequence number.

DSN-Seq

The data set sequence number or the relative position of the data set on the volume if the data set sequence number is blank or zero.

Creating Jobname

The name of the job that created the data set or that created the first data set on the volume if the creating jobname field is blank.

Create Date

The date when the data set was first written to tape.

Create Time

The time of day when the data set was written to tape.

Volume Exp. Date

Volume EXPDT. The date the volume should be considered for release.

DSN Exp. Date

Data set EXPDT. This may be different than the volume EXPDT.

VX

Excluded from VRSEL which can be one of the following:

Y: The data set record is excluded from VRSEL processing.
N: The data set record is included in VRSEL processing.

EXPDT Set by

This field identifies the event that caused the expiration date to be set or changed.

Volume Ret. Date

Volume retention date. When VRS retained this is the highest VRS calculated retention date of all data sets on the volume, otherwise it is the date the volume was removed from VRS control.

DSN Ret. Date

Data set retention date.

DEST

The destination, the target storage location of the volume.

VR

The vital record status, which can be one of the following:

Y: The volume is retained as a vital record.
N: The volume is not retained as a vital record.

Figure 1. Sample REPORT18 output: inventory of data sets by volume retention method

  DFSMSrmm INTERNAL USE ONLY                   Inventory of Data Set Names by Volume Retention Method EXPDT      PAGE -           1
  EDGRPT18                                                                                                       DATE -    2012/129
                                                                                                                 TIME -    08:11:53
-                                              Volume Vol- DSN-  Creating Create     Create Volume     DSN        V EXPDT     
  Data Set Name                                Serial Seq. Seq.  Jobname  Date       Time   Exp. Date  Exp. Date  X Set by    
  -------------------------------------------- ------ ---- ----- -------- ---------- ------ ---------- ---------- - ----------
  RMMUSER.D16002                               A16002    1     1          2012/123   081146 2012/133   2012/128   Y CMD_DEF   
  RMMUSER.D16003                               A16003    2     1          2012/129   081147 2012/135   2012/135   Y CMD       
  RMMUSER.D16004.DS1                           A16004    3     1 BERNDS   2012/129   081147 2012/134   2012/099   Y CMD       
  RMMUSER.D16004.DS2                           A16004    3     2 BERNDS   2012/129   081147 2012/134   2012/111   Y CMD       
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  DFSMSrmm INTERNAL USE ONLY                   Inventory of Data Set Names by Volume Retention Method VRSEL      PAGE -           2
  EDGRPT18                                                                                                       DATE -    2012/129
                                                                                                                 TIME -    08:11:53
-                                              Volume Vol- DSN-  Creating Create     Create Volume     DSN        V V
  Data Set Name                                Serial Seq. Seq.  Jobname  Date       Time   Ret. Date  Ret. Date  X R
  -------------------------------------------- ------ ---- ----- -------- ---------- ------ ---------- ---------- - -
  BERNDS.DATASET                               A16007    1     1          2012/123   081146 2012/240   2012/240   N Y
  BERNDS.DATASET                               A16006    1     1          2012/129   081147 2012/250              Y Y
  BERNDS.DATASET                               A16006    1     2          2012/129   081150 2012/250   2012/240   N Y
  RMMUSER.D16001.A                             A16001    1     1 TEST     2012/123   081146 PERMANENT  PERMANENT  N Y
  RMMUSER.D16001.B                             A16001    1     2 TEST     2012/123   081146 PERMANENT             Y Y
  RMMUSER.D16001.C                             A16001    1     3 TEST     2012/123   081146 PERMANENT  PERMANENT  N Y
  RMMUSER.D16005                               A16005    1     1          2012/129   081147                       N N
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