How to verify Retention of a Vsam dataset

upendrasri · Active User Joined: 28 Sep 2017 Posts: 106 Location: India

Hi,

In my environment we have some data sets which will be deleted after 45 days of non usage as per management class.

But even after 45 days few data sets are not deleted and they are not referred or used more than 45days.

As per management class data sets will not be deleted in case if their retention period mentioned more than 45 while created those data sets.

These data sets were created by various application developers.

Is there anyway to know the retention period of a Vsam dataset?

Thanks!

steve-myers · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:07 pm Post subject:

Retention period is not a data set attribute. The retention period specified in JCL or the IDCAMS DEFINE CLUSTER command is immediately converted to an expiration date that subsequently becomes a data set or cluster attribute.

This cluster does not have an expiration date.

upendrasri · Active User Joined: 28 Sep 2017 Posts: 106 Location: India

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your clarification. Actually in our environment some of the data sets are not deleted even though their non usage days matching with their Management class

Ex :
Vsam dataset : REPT.PPPP.TST18221
Created on : 2005/03/19
Last referred on : 2018/08/09

steve-myers · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 10:59 pm Post subject:

expat · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:36 pm Post subject:

Go see the exact same post that you put into another area of the forum.

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