Creating JCL to make changes to the BSDS log inventory

This procedure shows you how to generate JCL to change information in the Db2 BSDSs.

Before you begin

To perform this procedure, you need the following authorizations:

  • EXECUTE authority for BMC AMI Recovery Manager
  • Authority to use the Print Log Map utility

Related topic

Db2-BSDS-recovery-and-maintenance

To generate JCL for making changes to the BSDS

  1. In the BMC AMI Recovery for Db2 Main Menu, select 3. DB2 Subsystem Toolbox.
  2. IIn the Db2 Subsystem Toolbox panel, select 4. BSDS and press Enter. Select the item on which maintenance is to be performed.
  3. In the BSDS Recovery and Maintenance panel, provide the requested data. If you are not performing log maintenance, skip to Step 3.c. If you are performing active or archive log maintenance, perform the following substeps:
    1. To verify the completed request, select 0. Validate.

    2. Select 1. Save request to save and accumulate the request.

      Important

      When you accumulate requests, the maintenance JCL is for all validated requests.

    3. Type the data for the next request and return to Step 3.a. When you have completed all your requests, continue with Step 3.d.
    4. To generate JCL, select 2. Generate JCL.
  4. When the JCL Specification panel appears, enter a fully qualified output data set name. Be aware of the following information:
    • The output data set is used for saving the JCL and must be cataloged. If not enclosed in quotes, the output data set will be prefixed by your TSO prefix.
    • The job statement must contain a symbolic variable (&#) for the job number. For more information, see Output-data-sets-job-cards-and-symbolic-variables.
  5. Submit the JCL to complete the specified BSDS maintenance.

 

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