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DISKRETN

When you use dynamic allocation, specify DISKRETN for the named output descriptor to set a new retention period (in days) for the current disk data set.

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Disk options for the OUTPUT command

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The value of integer must be from 1 through 9999.

Restrictions

This option is restricted for referenced files as follows:

  • For DSNTYPE HFS, UNLOAD PLUS ignores this option.
  • For DSNTYPE PDS or LIBRARY, UNLOAD PLUS terminates if you specify a value for this option.

Specifying the default

You can specify the default for the DISKRETN command option in your installation options module by using the DISKRETN installation option. If you do not specify DISKRETN, UNLOAD PLUS does not specify a retention period. When you specify the DISKEXPD command option, it supersedes DISKRETN. If you do not specify DISKEXPD on the OUTPUT descriptor statement, but instead specify DISKRETN, DISKRETN overrides DISKEXPD in the installation options module.

 

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UNLOAD PLUS for DB2 13.1