Version 3.2.1
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Defaults > Archiving

This section covers the following topics:


Modifying an Archive

With this function, you can change your settings system-wide.

Start of instruction setTo change an archive:

  1. Select an instance of the System Administration > Defaults > Archiving node in the object workspace.

  2. Invoke the context menu and choose Open.

  3. The User-Defined Archive Type window for the selected instance is displayed, and you can enter or change the data as described in Adding a User-Defined Archive in the System Administration documentation.

  4. When you have finished making changes, choose the OK button to save them.

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Displaying an Archive

With this function, you can view the system-wide default settings.

Start of instruction setTo display an archive:

  1. Select an instance of the System Administration > Defaults > Archive node in the object workspace.

  2. Invoke the context menu and choose Display.

  3. The archive defaults are displayed. The fields are described under Adding a User-Defined Archive in the System Administration documentation.

  4. Select Cancel to close the window.

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Deleting an Archive

Start of instruction setTo delete an archive:

  1. Select an instance of the System Administration > Defaults > Archive node in the object workspace.

  2. Invoke the context menu and choose Delete.

  3. Confirm your choice.

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Renaming an Archive

Start of instruction setTo rename an archive:

  1. Select an instance of the System Administration > Defaults > Archive node in the object workspace.

  2. Invoke the context menu and choose Rename.

    A window appears.

  3. Enter the new name, and select OK.

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Cross-Referencing an Archive

Allows a cross-reference list of separation or printer exit usage or report or bundle separator page usage to be displayed or printed to Printer 1.

Start of instruction setTo display cross-reference information for a user-defined archive:

  1. Select an instance of the System Administration > Defaults > Archive node in the object workspace.

  2. Invoke the context menu and choose XREF.

    The XREF of Archive Type window appears. It shows how many objects of each type reference this archive.

  3. Select the relation type to display the object list.

  4. Select OK.

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Modifying Parameters for Archiving

With this function you can change the archiving parameters system-wide.

Start of instruction setTo change the archiving parameters:

  1. Select the System Administration > Defaults > Archiving node in the object workspace.

  2. Invoke the context menu and choose Open Parameters.

  3. The Archiving Parameters window is displayed, and you change the data.

    The fields are described under Automatic Archiving Defaults in the System Administration documentation.

  4. When you have finished making changes, choose the OK button to save them.

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Displaying Parameters for Archiving

With this function, you can view the system-wide archiving parameters defaults.

Start of instruction setTo display the archiving parameters defaults:

  1. Select the System Administration > Defaults > Archiving node in the object workspace.

  2. Invoke the context menu and choose Display Parameters.

  3. The archiving defaults are displayed. The fields as described under Automatic Archiving Defaults in the System Administration documentation.

  4. Select Cancel to close the window.

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Listing the Archives

Start of instruction setTo list the archives:

  1. Select the System Administration > Defaults > Archiving node in the object workspace.

  2. Invoke the context menu and choose List.

    A list of all user-defined archives is displayed.

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Creating a New Archive

You can define up to 9 custom archive types in addition to the standard archive. This enables you to:

The Entire Output Management monitor submits an archive job for each type, which has active reports to be archived. It also submits a condense job for each type, which has archive datasets to be condensed. It submits a revive job for each dataset/volume containing reports to be revived.

Start of instruction setTo create a new archive:

  1. Select the Archive folder in the object workspace and invoke the context menu.

  2. Choose New.

  3. The New User-Defined Archive window opens in the content pane, and you can enter data as described in Adding a User-Defined Archive in the System Administration documentation.

  4. When you have finished, choose the OK button to save your data.

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