Use the following steps to recover a damaged VVDS entry:

1. Remove the entries in the BCS for the data set, if they exist.

   Before the damaged VVDS records can be removed, you must remove the entries in the BCS. See Deleting BCS Records for more details on removing BCS entries.

2. Remove the damaged VVDS records.

   After you have removed the BCS entries, you can remove the VVDS records by using the DELETE command and specifying VVR or NVR. DELETE VVR or NVR also removes the Format 1 DSCB from the VTOC.

3. Recover the data set from a backup copy.

If a backup copy of the data set does not exist and the data set can be opened, you can attempt to recover some of the data. Depending on the extent and type of damage in the VVDS record, you might be unable to recover any data. The data that you do recover might be damaged or out of sequence.

See Deleting VVDS Records and VTOC DSCBs for more information about removing VVDS records.