Defining class transition attributes

Pages 4 and 5 of the Management Class Define panel contain the class transition attributes. The class transition attributes apply to both OAM and HSM class transition processing.

Time Since Creation Years, Months, or Days
Indicate the time since the creation date that must pass before transition occurs.
Time Since Last Use Years, Months, or Days
Indicate the time since the last reference date that must pass before transition occurs.
Periodic
Indicates a time based on the calendar at which transition occurs.
Restriction: The Time Since Creation, Time Since Last Use, and Periodic fields cannot be specified together. A maximum date of 9999/12/31 is used if the requested Time Since Creation or Time Since Last Used exceeds the maximum date.
Monthly On Day
Specifies the day of each month that the transition occurs. If there are fewer days in the month than the number specified, the transition occurs on the last day of the month.
Quarterly On Day or In Month
Specify the time of each quarter that the transition occurs. If both Day and Month are specified, this attribute specifies the day of the month in each quarter that the transition occurs. If there are fewer days in the specified month than the number specified in Day, then the transition occurs on the last day of the specified month.
Yearly On Day or In Month
Specify the day or month of each year that transition occurs. If both Day and Month are specified, this attribute specifies the day of the month in each year that transition occurs.
FIRST
Specifies that the transition occurs on the first day of each month, quarter, or year, whichever attribute is specified.
LAST
Specifies that the transition occurs on the last day of each month, quarter, or year.
Transition Copy Technique
Specify which copy technique should be used for the class transition of data associated with this management class.
FRP
Fast replication preferred
FRR
Fast replication required
STD
Standard (the default)
PMP
Flashcopy Preserve Mirror preferred
PMR
Flashcopy Preserve Mirror required

For more information about fast replication, FlashCopy®, Preserve Mirror and other copy services functions, refer toz/OS DFSMS Advanced Copy Services.

Serialization Error Exit
Specify the application or user exit to invoke when there is a serialization error. This is used by HSM during a class transition to notify DFSMSdss of which application needs to be invoked when a serialization error occurs.
DB2
DB2 is invoked with the DB2 CAF interface. DB2 closes the data set. If there are no DB2 transactions in progress and the data set is successfully closed and unallocated, then the data set is exclusively serialized. If exclusive access is obtained, then the data set is transitioned. After the data set has moved, DB2 is reinvoked to allocate and open the data set. If the serialization cannot be obtained or there are active DB2 transactions, the transition fails. Only DB2 objects should be assigned to a management class with this setting.
CICS
CICS is invoked with EXCI. CICS makes the data set unavailable for use by CICS and closes all files open to the data set. If these steps are successful, the data set is exclusively serialized and then transitioned. After the data set has moved, CICS is reinvoked to enable the CICS files to use the data set and make available the data set to be used by CICS. If the serialization cannot be obtained on the second attempt, then the transition fails. Only CICS data sets should be assigned to a management class with this setting.
Note: See Sample Batch Job for CICS Definitions for a sample batch job that will define the group, transaction, program, session and connection to allow the CICS server program to process the closing and opening of files.
ZFS
z/OS File System causes an UNMOUNT to be issued. If the data set is successfully unmounted, then the data set is exclusively serialized. The unmount fails if the file system is currently accessing the data set. If exclusive access is obtained, then the data set is transitioned. After the data set has moved, zFS is reinvoked to mount the data set. Only zFS data sets should be assigned to a management class with this setting.
EXIT
A user exit is invoked to unserialize the data set. The exit is invoked twice: initially to unserialize the data set, and a second time after the transition in order to reserialize the data set. The transition is performed if the data set can be exclusively serialized after the user exit has been initially invoked. A valid exit should be in place before this option is specified. No default exit is provided. The exit invoked is ADRDYEXT. See z/OS DFSMS Installation Exits for information about how this exit can be used.
NONE
The transition should fail with no additional action. This is the default. As a default, DFSMShsm does not issue error messages for data sets that fail serialization.