OA55827: NEW FUNCTION: DFSMSRMM ISPF DIALOG SUPPORT FOR GDPR RELATED OPTIONS DSNEXPIRE(BLOCK) AND CHANGEDATASET(FORCEEXPIRE)

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• With this APAR the following functionality will be added to
  DFSMSrmm to satisfy the new European GDPR regulation - ISPF
  dialog support for the FORCEEXPIRE operand of the CHANGEDATASET
  subcommand in RMM, and the ability to view the DSNEXPIRE setting
  using the ISPF dialog.
  
  
  
  ADDITIONAL KEYWORDS:
  GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION EXPIRE FORCE
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  *  All users of DFSMSrmm.                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  *    With this APAR, DFSMSrmm introduces                       *
  *                      ISPF dialog support for the new options *
  *                      that were added in support of the       *
  *                      European GDPR regulation.  The ISPF     *
  *                      dialog can now be used to view the      *
  *                      DSNEXPIRE setting, that controls access *
  *                      to data sets that are expired and not   *
  *                      retained by DFSMSrmm.  Also, it is now  *
  *                      possible to use the ISPF dialog to view *
  *                      and change the new data set option      *
  *                      FORCEEXPIRE, which is used to manually  *
  *                      block and uncatalog selected data sets. *
  *                        Additionally, changes were made to    *
  *                      the RMM LISTDATASET subcommand to       *
  *                      display the FORCEEXPIRE option as a     *
  *                      separate field.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  *  Apply the applicable PTF(s).                                *
  ****************************************************************
  This APAR provides additional support for blocking access to
  tape data sets based on their expiration and retention status,
  and for manually blocking and uncataloging selected data sets.
  The provided functionality is now available using the DFSMSrmm
  ISPF dialog.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The program has been enhanced to support controlling access to
  tape data sets that are expired and no longer retained by RMM
  but reside on a volume that has not yet been returned to scratch
  status using the ISPF dialog.
  
  The book "DFSMSrmm Managing and Using Removable Media
  (SC23-6873)",  Chapter "DFSMSrmm REXX variables"  has
  been updated as  shown:
  in the table "TSO subcommand variables by name":
    +-----------+-------------+-----------+------------------+
    | Variable  | Abbrev      | Contents  | Format           |
    | Name      | Subcommands |           |                  |
    +-----------+-------------+-----------+------------------+
  | | EDG@FRXP  | LD          |FORCEEXPIRE| NO, YES          |
    |           |             | flag      |                  |
    +-----------+-------------+-----------+------------------+
  
    The book "z/OS DFSMSrmm Application Programming Interface
    (SC23-6872)",  Chapter "Processing the output data in the
    output buffer"  article "LISTDATASET structured field
    introducers" has been updated as  shown:
    <XTM - Expiration Time : 4, packed decimal >
    <CTRT - Catalog Retained : 13, character >
   |<FRXP - FORCEEXPIRE: 1, bin(8)>
    <End DATASET Group>
  
  Appendix "Structured field introducers for subcommand
  output data", article "Structured field introducers for
  subcommand output data" has been updated as shown:
    +----------+------+-------+-------+-------------+--------+
    | SFI      | SFI  | SFI   | SFI   | Data        | Sub-   |
    | Number   | Name | Length| Data  | Description | command|
    |          |      |       | Type  |             |        |
    +----------+------+-------+-------+-------------+--------+
  | | X'837500'| FRXP | 9     | Binary| FORCEEXPIRE | LD,    |
    |          |      |       | (8)   | 0=NO        | SD(e)  |
    |          |      |       |       | 1=YES       |        |
    |          |      |       |       | data set    |        |
    |          |      |       |       | or volume   |        |
    +----------+------+-------+-------+-------------+--------+
  
    Appendix "Structured field introducers by subcommand"
    has been updated as shown:
      +-------------+----------------------------------------+
      | Subcommand  | Structured field introducers           |
      +-------------+----------------------------------------+
      | LISTDATASET | ...                                    |
      |             | DSS6 ENTN FILE                         |
    | |             |               FRXP                     |
      |             |                   LCDJ LCID LCSI LCTM  |
      |             | ...                                    |
      +-------------+----------------------------------------+
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UA97777 UA97778 UA97779 UA97780 UA97781 UA97782

Modules/Macros

• EDGSOCE  EDGXMLAP EDGHC21U EDGRDCHA EDGAPISR EDGXMOV  EDGDOC
  EDGPC200 EDGXHCLL EDGMCMD  EDGPD310 EDGPD110 EDGMTAB  EDGTSO
  EDGXSFB  EDGHD02F EDGXSFTX EDGXSFT  EDGHD310 EDGHC200 EDGHD120
  EDGXSF   EDGHD20K
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DFSMSRMM

• Fixed component ID

  5695DF186

Applicable component levels

• R23K PSY UA97778

     UP18/11/08 P F811  

• R22K PSY UA97782

     UP18/11/08 P F811  

• R21K PSY UA97781

     UP18/11/08 P F811  

• R230 PSY UA97777

     UP18/11/08 P F811  

• R220 PSY UA97780

     UP18/11/08 P F811  

• R210 PSY UA97779

     UP18/11/08 P F811  

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