How to get Online Help in the ISPF Interface for the CA 1 FLAG Bits?

Products

• CA 1 Flexible Storage
• CA 1 Tape Management - Copycat Utility
• CA 1 Tape Management - Add-On Options

Issue/Introduction

Question: 

PF1 can be used in the ISPF VOLSER INQUIRY DISPLAY Panel to get help about the fields from the TMC Volume Record. Is it possible to get help for the meaning of the individual Flag bits?

 

Environment

Release:
Component: 1

Resolution

To get help on the FLAG bits place the cursor on the FLAG Value and press PF1 for Help. If you have  “FLAG1  = 45” for example, place the cursor on the 4 or 5 and press PF1. This will result in the “Volser Flag Display” Panel TMPHVFLG showing a three digit abbreviation for each bit:

Explain what FLAG1 is -        

      45          (CLO,SCR,RDS)

 

NOTE: If there is a highlighted message in the upper right corner like “*** SCRATCH TAPE ***” for example, PF1 has to be pressed twice. The first PF1 results in help for the message and the second one (cursor must be placed again on the hex value) results in help for the Flag bits.

Following a cross Reference for the Volume Flag bits with their three digit abbreviation:

Volume Record FLAG1

X'80'          INT       INTERNAL FIELD CHANGED BY USER

X'40'          CLO       VOLUME CLOSED BY TMS          

X'20'          UPD       TMC RECORD UPDATED BY USER    

X'10'          ABN       VOLUME CLOSED BY ABEND        

X'08'          CLN       TAPE IS TO BE CLEANED          

X'04'          SCR       LISTED ON SCRATCH LIST        

X'02'          DEL       VOLUME DELETED FROM LIBRARY   

X'01'          RDS       DEFAULT EXPIRATION DATE USED  

Volume Record FLAG2

X'80'          CAT       DATA SET WAS CATALOGED     

X'40'          OUT       DATA SET OPENED FOR OUTPUT 

X'20'          REC       DATA SET RECREATED         

X'10'          TEM       TEMPORARY DATA SET         

X'08'          E99       CATALOG CONTROLED          

X'04'          ECC       CYCLE CONTROL              

X'02'          EDD       FREQUENCY CONTROL          

X'01'          ETM       EXPIRED BY TMS             

Volume Record FLAG3

X'80'          BAD       BAD TAPE, DO NOT MOUNT FOR SCR 

X'40'          EVM       TAPE REL BY EXT VAULT MGR      

X'20'          EDM       EXTERNAL DATA MANAGED          

X'10'          DYN       DYNAM-T OWNED TAPE             

X'08'          ERS       DATA SET ERASE REQUIRED        

X'04'          DEF       DEFAULT EXPDT USED AT OPEN     

X'02'          MTF       ADDITIONAL FILES EXIST ON TAPE 

X'01'          COP       FILE CREATED BY COPYCAT        

Volume Record FLAG4

X'80'          ESM       TAPE EXPIRED BY SMS    

X'40'          ACV       ACTUAL VOLSER IN USE    

X'20'          VSR       VAULT SPECIFIC REQUEST 

X'10'          DEG       TAPE HAS BEEN DEGAUSSED

X'08'          OSC       FILE ON OS CATALOG     

X'04'          NRS       NON-RESIDENT TAPE      

X'02'          SIU       TAPE IS IN-USE         

X'01'          SNO       NO-STACKING ALLOWED    

Volume Record FLAG5

X'80'          STF       FILES WHERE DYNAMICALLY

X'40'          AGT       AGENT TAPE            

X'20'          VTX       VIRTUAL VOLUME EXPORTED

X'10'          WTP       3592 WORM TAPE        

X'08'          WID       WORM WWID PRESENT     

X'04'          VWO       VIRTUAL WORM TAPE     

Volume Record FLAG6

---- not used ----

 

See also Programming Guide Chapter "TMC Volume Record Definition with Keywords (TMMTMREC)"

 

Additional Information:

The “DSNB INQUIRY DISPLAY” Panel TMPIDSNB contains the three digit abbreviation for DSNB FLAG1.

Following the meaning of the bits for DSNB FLAG1:

DSNB Record FLAG1

X'80'          UPD       DSNB UPDATED BY USER                  

X'40'          ETM       EXPIRED BY TMS INTERFACE             

X'20'          E99       EXPIRED BY CATALOG CONTROL           

X'10'          ABN       DATASET CLOSED AT ABEND              

X'08'          OSC       FILE IS ON OS CATALOG         

X'04'          DEF       DEFAULT EXPIRATION DATE USED AT OPEN 

X'02'          CAT       FILE WAS CATALOGED            

X'01'          RDS       DEFAULT EXPIRATION DATE               

 

See also Programming Guide Chapter "TMC DSNB Record Definition with Keywords (TMMDSNB)"