DATE TIME: Deleting a backup version that was created on a specific date and time

DATE(yyyy/mm/dd) and TIME(hhmmss) specify that a backup version that was created on a specified date and at a specified time is to be deleted.

yyyy/mm/dd: The date when the backup version to be deleted was created.
hhmmss: The time when the backup version to be deleted was created.

You can use DATE and TIME to delete both active and retained backup copies that match the specified criteria. DATE TIME is mutually exclusive with ALL and VERSIONS.

Abbreviations

None.

Default

None.

SMS relationship

This parameter applies to SMS-managed and non-SMS-managed data sets.

Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to the DATE TIME parameter:

You must specify DATE and TIME together, otherwise the HBDELETE command fails.
If you specify FROMVOLUME with the DATE and TIME keywords, the command fails. The command also fails if you specify VERSIONS(0).