TLMS remove or change the retention rules

Products

• TLMS Tape Management

Issue/Introduction

How the retention rules already defined in the RMF file can be changed, deleted or changed ? 

Environment

Release : 12.6 or 14.0

Component : CA TLMS Tape Management

Resolution

To change a retention record, you must first delete the old record, and then add a new record. 

To change the DEFAULT record, you must delete it and then add it in the same run. When deleting an RMF rule, the command must be exactly the same as when it was added.

Sample:

//TLMSRMUP JOB

//TLMSRMUP EXEC CATRMFE 

//SYSIN DD *

DELRTN DSN(ABC.DSN) OWNER(JOHN DOE) 

ADDRTN DSN(ABC.DSN) OWNER(JOHN DOE) RTN(1DC)