FILE-MAINTENANCE

File 18
Op-Sys z/OS, BS2000
Statement PROCESS
Task z/OS: Compress a PDS library online.

BS2000: Compress a file                         (release unused space).

Common Fields for all Operating Systems

Dictionary Field Name F/L Mu DE Remarks
ERROR-CODE N3      
ERROR-TEXT A58      
NODE N5   D  
NODE-NAME A16   D  
SYSTEM-MESSAGE-CODE A10      
DSNAME A54   D Required.
PASSWORD A8   D  
FUNCTION A8   D  

Additional Fields Supported for z/OS

Dictionary Field Name F/L Mu DE Remarks
VOLSER A6   D Required in z/OS if dataset is not cataloged.
LINE A121   D  
COMPLETION-CODE B2      
DISP A3      

Additional Fields Supported for BS2000

Dictionary Field Name F/L Mu DE Remarks
SYSTEM-CODE B2      

Relevant Error Codes

Code Text z/OS BS2000
530 Access denied by security facility.   X
565 Syntax error in dataset name.   X
600 Unknown function.   X
701 DSNAME missing.   X
733 User ID does not exist.   X
772 Requested dataset not found.   X
778 Not APF authorized. X  
798 Task was not started under TSOS.   X
799 Entire System Server internal error.   X
985 Access to tape file not allowed.   X

Field Descriptions

Field Name Type/Length Operating System
COMPLETION-CODE (B2) z/OS

IEBCOPY completion code.

Field Name Type/Length Operating System
DISP (A3) z/OS

Disposition to be used when compressing the file. Possible options:

  • OLD

  • SHR

Field Name Type/Length Operating System
DSNAME (A54) z/OS, BS2000

Fully qualified dataset name.

Field Name Type/Length Operating System
FUNCTION (A8) z/OS, BS2000

Possible values:

Value Explanation
COMPRESS Default. Compress dataset or file.
RECALL z/OS only. Recall file stored with HSM (Hierarchical Storage Manager).
Field Name Type/Length Operating System
LINE (A121) z/OS

IEBCOPY output line. For a description of the line layout, see IEBCOPY documentation.

Field Name Type/Length Operating System
PASSWORD (A8) z/OS, BS2000

Password for dataset

Field Name Type/Length Operating System
VOLSER (A6) z/OS

Volume serial number of the dataset.