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Haripriya R
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Hi. I have the following query. I have a file A which is used in a job XYZ. I am into testing and not into prod environment , we usually do not receive the file A. So to run the job we create file A using the backup file. At the end of the job there is a step which deletes file A.
File A is sorted and copied into file B and C(VSAM file). At the end of job delete step is included to delete File A. So every time the job is run the file A is populated using the backup file(B).
But today i mistakenly executed the job with out copying from B to A. So the job threw JCL ERROR deleting even the file B. I tried to recover the file but there was no backup available to recover.
I would like to know if there is any chance to recover the file(A). |
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Nic Clouston
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First, your job did not THROW a JCL error it FAILED with a JCL error.
Second, if you have no backup then, unless the month is full of Sundays then it is extremely unlikely that you can recover. But you mention a VSAM file - can you recover from that?
Third, we do not know your setup so we do not know what backups are taken so go and ask in your shop - colleagues, support etc
Fourth, this is not a TSO/ISPF problem but a storage management problem. Next time, please, have the patience and courtesy to find the correct area to post in. |
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PeterHolland
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I would like to know if there is any chance to recover the file(A).
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No, unless you take the harddisk to a specialized company to recover disk data.
The only thing you can do is to create JCL that will prevent deleting of important datasets.
Having said that, how can you explain that one of your skills is "JCL" |
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dick scherrer
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Hello and welcome to the forums,
Most likely the data is gone. . .
You might consider including the copy in the job rather than having to remember to run the copy before running the job. |
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enrico-sorichetti
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No, unless you take the harddisk to a specialized company to recover disk data.
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not true any longer,
once upon a time WYSWWTDWS
now a logical 3390 might be split over gazillions of real disks in the array.
(*) WYSWWTDWS ==> What You Saw Was Where The Data Was Stored  |
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Dale Robertson
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i know this a bit late but couldn't you merely make a call to your friendly systems programmer and ask for the latest and greatest backup from the last full pack backup?
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Attention to detail is always advised when it comes to JCL and unlike UNIX, MVS [z/OS] has very little sense of humor. |
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expat
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Yes, it is a bit late,
but a lot better than some of your previous replies  |
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