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Categorization of Data Sets

z/OS DFSMS Using the Volume Mount Analyzer
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GFTAVMA assigns tape mount management data set categories based on the data set name, data set size, the pattern of read and write activity to a data set, and the keywords you have specified. See Figure 1 to understand the order of assignment.

Figure 1. Order of Assigning Tape Mount Management Categories
Was the data set EXCLUDEd or SPLIT? 
         │ YES 
         │
         ├──────────► Assign TMM data set category of Exception. 
         │ 
      NO │ 
         ▼ 
Was the data set a DFSMShsm data set, USAGE(HSM)? 
         │ YES 
         │  
         ├──────────► Assign TMM data set category of HSM. 
         │ 
      NO │ 
         ▼ 
Was the data set size greater than or equal to LARGE keyword value? 
         │
         │ YES 
         ├──────────► Assign TMM data set category of LARGE. 
         │ 
      NO │ 
         ▼ 
Was the data set temporary, USAGE(TEMP)? 
         │
         │ YES
         ├──────────► Assign TMM data set category of TEMP. 
         │ 
      NO │ 
         ▼ 
Was the CLASSIFY keyword specified? 
         │
         │ YES
         ├──────────► Assign Active or Backup as specified by CLASSIFY 
         │                    to all data sets included after filtering.
      NO │  
         ▼ 
Does the program that created the data set match a program in user supplied BPROGRAM list 
or is the program typically a backup program, and is the data set marked as USAGE(BACKUP)? 
         │
         │ YES 
         ├──────────► Assign a TMM data set category of Backup.
         │  
         │ 
         │ 
      NO │ 
         ▼ 
Assign a TMM data set category of Active.

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