Specifying DELETE requests that the data set's space on the
volume be released at termination of the step:
- If the data set is on a public tape volume, the tape is rewound.
The volume is available for use by other job steps.
- If the data set is on a private tape volume, the tape is rewound
and unloaded. The system issues a KEEP message.
- If the data set is on a private direct access volume, the description
of the data set is removed from the VTOC. The space on the volume
is available to other data sets.
Note: If you delete the only remaining data set on a system-managed
tape volume, the system does mark the volume as scratch at job or
step termination. The storage administrator controls the return of
a volume to scratch status.