Specifies the retention period, in days, for the
data set. The nnnn is one through five decimal digits ( 0-93000).Note: At releases z/OS 1.10 through z/OS 1.12, the
system will accept RETPD values up to 93000, however, when the value
coded is above 9999, then 9999 will be used.
The
system adds nnnn to the current date to produce an expiration date. For SMS data sets, the system adds nnnn to the data
set creation date to produce an expiration date. The calculated
expiration date uses 365-day years and 366-day leap years. However,
if the produced expiration date exceeds December 31, 2155, then the
expiration date will be set to December 31, 2155.
Note: If
you code RETPD and the calculated expiration date is December 31,
1999, the expiration date is set to January 1, 2000.
z/OS MVS JCL Reference
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