
RETAIN Command
3-46 User Reference
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Definition The following provides definitions for the parameters you can use with
RETAIN.
Parameter Definition
dataset-name Specifies the name of the dataset you
want to retain.
specifier-expression
VER=nnn Specifies the version number, where
nnn is any number from 1 to 999.
SER=xxxxxx Specifies the serial number, where
xxxxxx identifies the first or only tape
volume version. The serial number can
be up to 6 characters.
GEN=nnnnnn Specifies the generation number, where
nnnnnn can be any number from 1 to
999999.
modifier-expression
EXD Specifies the new expiration date
(expiration-date) of the version
in yyyyddd format.
DAY Specifies retention period
(retention-days). BIM-EPIC
calculates the expiration date as the
current date plus the number of retention
days.
CDT Specifies the creation date
(creation-date) in Julian format:
4–digit year followed by 3–digit day, for
example, January 1, 1991 = 1991001.
JOB Specifies the name of the job
(jobname) that created this version of
the dataset.
TPA Specifies that the tape device is TPA.
TPA=YES indicates a TPA device.
TPA=NO indicates a non-TPA device. If
MOD is specified with a TPA density,
then you must specify TPA=YES before
the MOD parameter.
MOD=xx Specifies the density used to create the
version. See “
CATALOG Command”
for allowable MOD specifications.
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