Altering a VOLUME Entry: Example 2

This example alters the entry that describes the VOLUME AL0001.

//ALTERVOL JOB  ...
//STEP1    EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD   SYSOUT=A
//SYSIN    DD   *
     ALTER VAL0001 -
           VOLUMEENTRY -
           LIBRARYNAME(ATLLIB1) -
           USEATTRIBUTE(SCRATCH) -
           MEDIATYPE(MEDIA5) -
           RECORDING(EFMT1)
/*

This command's parameters are:

• VOLUMEENTRY: Indicates that an entry describing a single volume (such as a cartridge) in a library is being altered.
• VAL0001: Specifies the name of the VOLUMEENTRY entry being altered and the volser AL0001.
• LIBRARYNAME: Specifies that this VOLUME record is associated with LIBRARY ATLLIB1.
• USEATTRIBUTE: Specifies that the volume will be a SCRATCH volume.
• MEDIATYPE: Specifies the media type of MEDIA5.
• RECORDING: Specifies the recording technology as EFMT1.