Data in "templatename" is not supported in full screen. Manage with IMPORT/EXPORT.

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• VM:Backup for z/VM
• VM:Backup High-Speed Disaster Recovery Option (HiDRO)
• Mainframe VM Product Manager
• VM:Manager Suite for Linux on Mainframe
• VM:Manager Suite for z/VM
• VM SUITE

Issue/Introduction

Making a change to an existing backup template and am receiving the following message:
Data in DB2BKP is not supported in full screen. Manage with IMPORT/EXPORT.  

What does that mean?

 

Resolution

The message that template DB2BKP is not supported in full screen, indicates this is a TPI created/managed template (Template Programming Interface).
You need to issue VMBACKUP EXPORT and IMPORT commands to update the template.

Use the VMBACKUP EXPORT command to convert a job template from the VM:Backup internal format to TPI format.
It also copies the converted file from VM:Backup's A-disk to the requesting user ID's A-disk.
The EXPORT command can be used for exception and exclusion files as well.

Example:
vmbackup export db2bkp template
VMBSYS0266I Export of DB2BKP TEMPLATE complete.

Using XEDIT, make the necessary changes to DB2BKP TEMPLATE and then IMPORT the updated template back to VM:Backup.

vmbackup import db2bkp $template (replace
VMBSYS0264I Import of DB2BKP TEMPLATE complete.

Use the VMBACKUP IMPORT command to convert a job template from TPI format to the VM:Backup internal format.
It also copies the converted file from the requesting user ID's A-disk to VM:Backup's A-disk.
The IMPORT command can also be used for exception and exclusion files.