Example 6: Automatically initialize or erase 3480 volumes

Figure 1 is an automatic processing example. EDGINERS requests that DFSMSrmm scan its control data set for the first ten 3480 volumes waiting to be initialized or erased.

Figure 1. Automatically initialize or erase 3480 volumes

  //LABEL5   JOB  ...
  //STEP1    EXEC PGM=EDGINERS,PARM='INITIALIZE,ERASE,COUNT(10)'
  //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
  //TAPE     DD UNIT=(3480,,DEFER)

Control statement description:

TAPE DD defines the tape unit used in the labeling operation.