Symbolic variables in post-recovery image copy data set names
If you supply data set names instead of accepting BMC AMI Recovery Manager defaults, you can construct those names using the symbolic variables that are shown in the following table.
Symbol | Result 1 |
|---|---|
&ATTACH | Data sharing object set name |
&DATE | Current date (in yymmdd format) 2 |
&DAY | Current day (in dd format) 2 |
&DB | Name of the database containing the space that is being copied |
&DSNUM, &PART | Number of the data set or partition being copied 2 |
&HOUR | Current hour (in hh format) 2 |
&ICTYPE | Type of image copy |
&JDATE | Current date (in yyddd Julian date format) 2 |
&JDAY | Current day (in ddd Julian format) 2 |
&MINUTE or &MIN | Current minute (in mm format) 2 |
&MONTH | Current month (in mm format) 2 |
&SECOND or &SEC | Current second (in ss format) 2 |
&SEQ | (BMC AMI Copy only) The sequence number that increments with each reference. The sequence number restarts at 1 for each job step and is used to provide unique output data set names. |
&SSID | ID of this Db2 subsystem |
&TIME | Current time (in hhmmss format) 2 |
&TS | Name of the table space that is being copied |
&TYPE | Type of output that is being produced
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&UNIQ or &UQ | 1- to 8-character value, based on the system clock, that is used to generate unique copy data set names The first character is always an uppercase letter. Each remaining character is either an uppercase letter or a numeral from 0 through 9. |
&USERID, &USER, &UID | TSO user ID |
&YEAR | Current year (in yy format) |
1 The maximum total length that is allowed for a data set name is 44 bytes.
2 Symbols with a numeric result must be prefixed by one or more alphabetic characters.