IPC VLS files cannot be tersed

Products

• Ideal
• IPC

Issue/Introduction

Can an IPC VLS file library be tersed in order to binary FTP the tersed file to a support case?

Environment

IPC

IDEAL

Resolution

No. IPC VLS files cannot be tersed as they have their own unique library file system that is accessed via BDAM. 

Attempt to terse as VLS library ...
//TERSE  EXEC PGM=AMATERSE,PARM='PACK'
//SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=*                              
//SYSUT1   DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=vls.library.input 
//SYSUT2   DD  DSN=terse.dsn.output, ...      
//SYSIN    DD  DUMMY

.. will result in error AMA522E and RC 10:     
** AMA572I STARTING TERSE ENCODE   PACK         16:33:01  01/08/2019 ****  
** AMA527I  INPUT  - DDNAME : SYSUT1   DSNAME: vls.library.input    
** AMA522E  INPUT DATA SET HAS AN UNSUPPORTED DATA SET ORGANIZATION        
** AMA573I TERSE COMPLETE ENCODE   PACK         16:33:01  01/08/2019 ****  
** AMA504I  RETURN CODE: 10                                                 

Instead provide a VLSUTIL BACKUP of the VLS file. Then terse the BACKUP if desired. Then binary FTP the tersed BACKUP.
 

Additional Information

Refer to VLS Utility (VLSUTIL)