Function menus

DFSMSrmm records information about these resources:

Volumes
Shelf locations
Data sets
Owners
Software products
Vital record specifications
Parmlib options and control data set control information

Function menus list all the functions available for each type of resource about which DFSMSrmm records information. For example, the Volume Menu, shown in Figure 1, lists all the functions you can request for volumes.

Figure 1. DFSMSrmm Volume Menu

  Panel  Help
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 EDGPT000                     DFSMSrmm Volume Menu
 Option ===>

 0  OPTIONS   - Specify dialog options and defaults
 1  DISPLAY   - Display volume information
 2  ADD       - Add a new volume
 3  CHANGE    - Change volume information
 4  RELEASE   - Delete or release a volume
 5  SEARCH    - Search for volumes
 6  REQUEST   - Request a volume
 7  ADDSCR    - Add one or more SCRATCH volumes
 8  CONFIRM   - Confirm librarian or operator actions
 9  STACKED   - Add one or more stacked volumes


 Enter selected option or END command.  For more info., enter HELP or PF1.

You can access some function menus through user menus or through the Command Menu. Remember, however, that while you can access any function menu, you might not be authorized to request the available functions. If you are not authorized to request a function, your request fails.