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6.2.6 Inventory management and reports

Except for batch update and reporting, DFSMSrmm provides batch functions

with the EDGHSKP, EDGBKUP, and EDGUTIL utilities. EDGHSKP must be

executed with the DFSMSrmm subsystem active. EDGBKUP and EDGUTIL can

be executed independently of the subsystem.

The utilities have the following functions:

 EDGHSKP

– Processes vital records

– Performs storage location management

– Performs expiration processing

– Creates an extract data set

– Backs up the DFSMSrmm CDS

– Backs up and clears the DFSMSrmm journal

 EDGBKUP

– Backs up the DFSMSrmm CDS

– Backs up the DFSMSrmm journal

– Recovers and restores the DFSMSrmm CDS

– Reorganizes the DFSMSrmm CDS

 EDGUTIL

– Verifies the DFSMSrmm CDS

– Mending the DFSMSrmm CDS

– Synchronize DFSMSrmm CDS to the user catalogs

– Performs consistency checking between the CDS, the TCDB, and the

library manager database in a system-managed tape library

DFSMSrmm does not provide any batch update utility. However, to minimize the

need of the second expiration processing, you can execute the DFSMSrmm TSO

commands ADD, CHANGE, and DELETE in batch to achieve the same result.

The ISPF dialog has the option to generate and group together TSO commands

for later batch processing. For more details about the DFSMSrmm utilities, the

ISPF dialog and the TSO commands, refer to DFSMSrmm Implementation and

Customization Guide, SC26-7405.

DFSMSrmm provides EDGRPTD, and EDGAUD reporting programs, and

EDGRRPTE reporting REXX. You can execute the DFSMSrmm TSO

commands, LIST and SEARCH, in batch to produce a wide variety of reports.

You can also use DFSORT's ICETOOL to write your own customized reports.

You also have the option of using the DFSMSrmm report generator to produce

required reports.