How to create a CA PDSMAN rule using protection against the Delete member and using the multi member Version?

Products

• PDSMAN

Issue/Introduction

How to create a CA PDSMAN rule using protection against the Delete member and using the multi member Version?

CA PDSMAN rule protecting Delete member and using the multi Version member.

 

Environment

MVS Z/OS

Resolution

You need to build two rules for the concerned data set , see the following sample : 

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* Prevent member Delete

$UPDATE LIB=my.data.set

        PSR=Y

        MODE=P

        TYPE=DELETE

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* Enable member Versions and Space Reuse

$UPDATE LIB=my.data.set

        VERSIONS=99

        PSR=Y

 

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Additional Information

Update your PDSMINIT initialization file within the new rule,

then use the following command to refresh your new rule dynamically: 

 F PDSMAN,NEWRULES