MVS delete job steps

This section describes the steps in the delete job when you include MVS objects in the delete process.

  1. CLEAN1ST—File Cleanup (IDCAMS)This step deletes any existing files that are to be created in this job. This enables you to keep and rerun a JCL stream.
  2. DLDRV—Delete Driver (XFREXEC)This step checks user authorization for subsequent steps and separates the extract file into multiple files, one file per object where records are to be deleted.
  3. DLMVS—MVS Delete (XFREXEC)This step generates and executes the DELETE statements to delete data from the objects.
  4. CLEANLST—File Cleanup (IDCAMS)This step deletes all File-AID/RDX temporary files used in this job.

  5. CLEANCTL—File Cleanup (IEFBR14) - OptionalThis step deletes the File-AID/RDX control card PDSEs. Whether step CLEANCTL is commented out or executed is determined by the global job option Delete in-stream data datasets at EOJ. If the job option is set to NO, File-AID/RDX control card PDSEs created in the load and delete jobs will NOT be deleted. Keeping the data sets until all steps run successfully allows for the restarting of the JCL at any step.

  6. CLEANEXT—File Cleanup (IDCAMS) - OptionalThis step deletes the File-AID/RDX EXTPARMS parameter file. Whether step CLEANEXT is commented out or executed is determined by the global job option Delete in-stream data datasets at EOJ. If the job option is set to NO, File-AID/RDX

     EXTPARMS files created in the load and delete jobs will NOT be deleted. Keeping the data sets until all steps run successfully allows for the restarting of the JCL at any step.

 

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