Using the COPY line operator and list command

Use the COPY line operator and list command on the ISMF DATA SET LIST panel to create DFSMSdss™ logical copies. If you enter the COPY line operator for a data set, ISMF displays the COPY ENTRY PANEL.

Use this panel to enter various parameters that are used to build the COPY for the data set you specify with the COPY line operator. If you enter the COPY list command for a data set list, ISMF displays the COPY COMMAND ENTRY PANEL. Use this panel to enter various parameters that are used to build the COPY job for every data set in the ISMF data set list.

Requirements: For CICS® VR to be notified when a DFSMSdss™ logical copy is made for a VSAM sphere, the CICS® VR address space must be active and the CICSVRBACKUP and RENAMEU(**,CICSVR.**) keywords must be included in the COPY job. Enter Y in the CICSVR backup field to include these keywords and produce a job that creates a copy of the VSAM sphere for use with CICS® VR.

Figure 1. COPY COMMAND ENTRY PANEL
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                            COPY COMMAND ENTRY PANEL               Page 3 of 13
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 Optionally Specify one or more for the 3 Data Sets :                          
                                                                               
   Maximum Number of Retries . . . . . . . . 2     (0 to 99)                   
   Number of Seconds between Retries . . . . 2     (0 to 255)                  
   Copy Even if Data Sets in Use . . . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Serialize with Dynamic Allocation . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Access Data Sets in Shared Mode . . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Copy Unmovable Data Sets as Movable . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Verify Data Written . . . . . . . . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Copy all parts of a VSAM Sphere . . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Supply Source Catalog Name List . . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Copy All Multivolume Data Sets  . . . . . L     (N, L, A, or F)             
   Process SYS1 Data Sets  . . . . . . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Process Undefined DSORG Data Sets . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Search only INCAT Specified Catlgs  . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Process Checkpointed Data Sets  . . . . .       (0 - 255, or Blank)         
   CICSVR backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y     (Y or N)                    
 Use ENTER to Continue; Use UP/DOWN to View other COPY Command Options;        
 Use HELP Command for Help; Use END Command to Exit.
If you enter Y in the CICSVR backup field:
  • The CICSVRBACKUP and RENAMEU(**,CICSVR.**) keywords are automatically added to the job.
  • When the job is run, CICS® VR is notified about the copy of the VSAM sphere.
Restriction: If you enter Y in the CICSVR backup field, you must ensure that the following input is true:
  • An N must be entered in the Copy all parts of a VSAM sphere field. The SPHERE and CICSVRBACKUP keywords are mutually exclusive for the DFSMSdss™ COPY function.
  • The Target Data Sets New First Level Qualifier field and the New Target DSN or first level qualifier field must remain blank. The RENAMEU(**,CICSVR.**) keyword is automatically added to the COPY job and CICS® VR supplies DFSMSdss™ with the new name of the copy that is produced when the copy job is run.
  • The Select Disposition of Source Data Sets field must not be set to 3, 4, or 5. The DELETE and CICSVRBACKUP keywords are mutually exclusive for the DFSMSdss™ COPY function.