>>-+-ADDVOLUME-+--volser---------------------------------------->
   '-AV--------'           

>--+-STATUS(SCRATCH)----------------------------------+--------->
   |                      (1)                         |   
   '-STATUS(-+-MASTER-+-)------Non-SCRATCH parameters-'   
             +-USER---+                                   
             '-VOLCAT-'                                   

>--+------------------------------+----------------------------->
   '-ACCOUNT(account_information)-'   

>--+----------------------------------+------------------------->
   |              .-current_date--.   |   
   '-+-ASDATE-+-(-+-assigned_date-+-)-'   
     '-DATE---'                           

>--+----------------------------------+------------------------->
   |              .-current_time--.   |   
   '-+-ASTIME-+-(-+-assigned_time-+-)-'   
     '-TIME---'                           

>--+------------------------+----------------------------------->
   |           .-medinf-.   |   
   '-CAPACITY(-+-nn-mb--+-)-'   

>--+--------------------------------+--------------------------->
   |        .-1-----------------.   |   
   '-COUNT(-+-number_of_volumes-+-)-'   

>--+----------------------------+--+----------------------+----->
   |         .-current_date-.   |  '-CRSYSID(-rmm_sysID-)-'   
   '-CRDATE(-+-create_date--+-)-'                             

>--+----------------------------+--+---------------------+------>
   |         .-current_time-.   |  '-DENSITY(-+-*----+-)-'   
   '-CRTIME(-+-create_time--+-)-'             +-1600-+       
                                              +-3480-+       
                                              '-6250-'       

>--+-------------------+--+-------------------------------+----->
   '-DESCRIPTION(text)-'  '-ERROR(-| ERROR parameters |-)-'   

>--+---------------------+--+-------------------------+--------->
   |             .-N-.   |  |                .-L-.    |   
   '-INITIALIZE(-+-Y-+-)-'  '-KEYENCODE1--(--+-H-+--)-'   

>--+-------------------------+--+---------------------------+--->
   |                .-L-.    |  '-KEYLABEL1(keylabel1_name)-'   
   '-KEYENCODE2--(--+-H-+--)-'                                  

>--+---------------------------+--+-----------------+----------->
   '-KEYLABEL2(keylabel2_name)-'  |        .-SL-.   |   
                                  '-LABEL(-+-NL-+-)-'   
                                           '-AL-'       

>--+---------------------------------------------+-------------->
   |             .-SHELF----------------.    (1) |   
   '-LOCATION-(--+-library_name---------+--)-----'   
                 '-LOCDEF_location_name-'            

>--+----------------------------------+------------------------->
   |            .-parmlib_default-.   |   
   '-MEDIANAME(-+-medianame-------+-)-'   

>--+---------------------------------------+-------------------->
   |            .-*----------------.   (1) |   
   '-MEDIATYPE(-+-CST--------------+-)-----'   
                +-ECCST------------+           
                +-EHPCT------------+           
                +-HPCT-------------+           
                +-+-MEDIA5-+-------+           
                | '-ETC----'       |           
                +-+-MEDIA6-+-------+           
                | '-EWTC---'       |           
                +-+-MEDIA7-+-------+           
                | '-EETC---'       |           
                +-+-MEDIA8-+-------+           
                | '-EEWTC--'       |           
                +-+-MEDIA9-+-------+           
                | '-EXTC---'       |           
                +-+-MEDIA10-+------+           
                | '-EXWTC---'      |           
                +-+-MEDIA11-+------+           
                | '-EATC----'      |           
                +-+-MEDIA12-+------+           
                | '-EAWTC---'      |           
                +-+-MEDIA13-+------+           
                | '-EAETC---'      |           
                '-medinf_mediatype-'           

                                  .-NOWORM-.   
>--+---------------------------+--+--------+-------------------->
   |         .-IBM---------.   |  '-WORM---'   
   '-MEDINF(-+-medinf_name-+-)-'               

>--+------------------------+----------------------------------->
   |            .-0-----.   |   
   '-OPENCOUNT(-+-count-+-)-'   

>--+--------------------------------+--------------------------->
   '-ORIGINALEXPDT(expiration_date)-'   

>--+------------------------+--+-------------------+------------>
   |          .-0-------.   |  +-POOL(pool_prefix)-+   
   '-PERCENT(-+-percent-+-)-'  '-RACK(rack_number)-'   

>--+---------------------------------------------------+-------->
   |                  .-*----------------------.   (1) |   
   '-RECORDINGFORMAT(-+-18TRACK----------------+-)-----'   
                      +-36TRACK----------------+           
                      +-128TRACK---------------+           
                      +-256TRACK---------------+           
                      +-384TRACK---------------+           
                      +-EFMT1------------------+           
                      +-EFMT2------------------+           
                      +-EEFMT2-----------------+           
                      +-EFMT3------------------+           
                      +-EEFMT3-----------------+           
                      +-EFMT4------------------+           
                      +-EEFMT4-----------------+           
                      '-medinf_recordingformat-'           

>--+---------------------------------------+-------------------->
   |                    .-NONE-----.   (1) |   
   '-SPECIALATTRIBUTES(-+-RDCOMPAT-+-)-----'   

                                         (1)   
>--+-STORAGEGROUP-+-(storage_group_name)------------------------>
   '-STORGRP------'                            

>--+--------------------------------+--------------------------->
   |       .-location_dependent-.   |   
   '-TYPE(-+-LOGICAL------------+-)-'   
           +-PHYSICAL-----------+       
           '-STACKED------------'       

>--+-----------------------+--+---------------------+----------->
   '-TZ({+|-}HH[:MM[:SS]])-'  |      .-+---+----.   |   
                              |      | '-,-'    |   |   
                              |      V .-MVS--. |   |   
                              '-USE(---+-IRMM-+-+-)-'   
                                       '-VM---'         

>--+---------------------+--+------------------+---------------->
   '-VENDOR(vendor_name)-'  |      .-0-----.   |   
                            '-WMC(-+-count-+-)-'   

>--+------------------------------------------+----------------><
   '-WORLDWIDEID--(--world_wide_identifier--)-'   

ERROR parameters

|--+-------------------+--+--------------------+----------------|
   |       .-0-----.   |  |        .-0-----.   |   
   '-READ(-+-count-+-)-'  '-WRITE(-+-count-+-)-'   

1. This operand uses the tape configuration database information when STATUS(VOLCAT) is specified.