Figure 1 shows the syntax of the OPTION command:

>>-OPTION--CDSID(ID)--+------------------------+---------------->
                      |             .-JOB--.   |   
                      '-ACCOUNTING(-+------+-)-'   
                                    '-STEP-'       

>--+-----------------------+--+------------------+-------------->
   '-BACKUPPROC(proc_name)-'  |      .-RMM---.   |   
                              '-BLP(-+-------+-)-'   
                                     '-NORMM-'       

>--+---------------------------+-------------------------------->
   |           .-12--------.   |   
   '-CATRETPD(-+-ret_hours-+-)-'   

>--+---------------------------------+-------------------------->
   '-CATSYSID(-+-*---------------+-)-'   
               | .-,-----------. |       
               | V             | |       
               '---sys_ID_list-+-'       

>--+-------------------------------------------------+---------->
   '-CLIENT(SERVERNAME(Servername) PORT(PortNumber))-'   

>--+----------------------------------+------------------------->
   |                .-,---------.     |   
   |                V .-OWNER-. |     |   
   '-COMMANDAUTH(-----+-DSN---+-+---)-'   

>--+--------------------------+--+---------------------+-------->
   |           .-JULIAN---.   |  '-DISPDDNAME(DD_name)-'   
   '-DATEFORM(-+----------+-)-'                            
               +-EUROPEAN-+                                
               +-AMERICAN-+                                
               '-ISO------'                                

>--+-----------------------------+------------------------------>
   |            .-EDG4054I---.   |   
   '-DISPMSGID(-+------------+-)-'   
                '-message_id-'       

>--+-------------------------+---------------------------------->
   |         .-MASTER DD-.   |   
   '-DSNAME(-+-----------+-)-'   
             '-name------'       

>--+-------------------------------------------+---------------->
   |            .-PERCENT(10)---.   .-INFO-.   |   
   '-EXPDTDROP(-+---------------+-,-+------+-)-'   
                +-COUNT(count)--+   +-FAIL-+       
                '-PERCENT(%age)-'   +-OFF--+       
                                    '-WARN-'       

>--+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-->
   '-GDG(-+---------------------------+-+------------------------+-)-'   
          |          .-GENERATION-.   | |            .-BUMP--.   |       
          '-CYCLEBY(-+-CRDATE-----+-)-' '-DUPLICATE(-+-COUNT-+-)-'       
                                                     +-DROP--+           
                                                     '-KEEP--'           

>--+--------------------+--+-----------------------+------------>
   |          .-NO--.   |  |              .-75-.   |   
   '-IPLDATE(-+-----+-)-'  '-JOURNALFULL(-+----+-)-'   
              '-YES-'                     '-nn-'       

>--+----------------------------+--+---------------------+------>
   |           .-JOURNAL DD-.   |  |           .-NO--.   |   
   '-JRNLNAME(-+------------+-)-'  '-JRNLTRAN(-+-----+-)-'   
               '-name-------'                  '-YES-'       

>--+----------------------+--+--------------------------+------->
   |            .-54--.   |  |             .-10-----.   |   
   '-LINECOUNT(-+-----+-)-'  '-LOCALTASKS(-+--------+-)-'   
                '-nnn-'                    '-number-'       

>--+------------------------------+--+--------------------+----->
   |                  .-LAST--.   |  |          .-100-.   |   
   '-MASTEROVERWRITE(-+-------+-)-'  '-MAXHOLD(-+-----+-)-'   
                      +-MATCH-+                 '-nnn-'       
                      +-USER--+                               
                      '-ADD---'                               

>--+-------------------------+--+------------------------+------>
   |           .-NOLIMIT-.   |  |         .-NONE-----.   |   
   '-MAXRETPD(-+---------+-)-'  '-MCATTR(-+----------+-)-'   
               '-nnnn----'                +-ALL------+       
                                          '-VRSELXDI-'       

>--+----------------------------+--+------------------------+--->
   |            .-3480------.   |  '-MEMBER(parmlib_suffix)-'   
   '-MEDIANAME(-+-medianame-+-)-'                               

>--+----------------------+--+------------------+--------------->
   |         .-VOLUME-.   |  |      .-MIXED-.   |   
   '-MOVEBY(-+--------+-)-'  '-MSG(-+-------+-)-'   
             '-SET----'             '-UPPER-'       

>--+-------------------+--+-----------------------+------------->
   |         .-NO--.   |  |         .-PROTECT-.   |   
   '-NOTIFY(-+-----+-)-'  '-OPMODE(-+---------+-)-'   
             '-YES-'                +-MANUAL--+       
                                    +-RECORD--+       
                                    '-WARNING-'       

>--+-----------------+--+---------------------+----------------->
   |      .-ON---.   |  |           .-255-.   |   
   '-PDA(-+------+-)-'  '-PDABLKCT(-+-----+-)-'   
          +-NONE-+                  '-nnn-'       
          '-OFF--'                                

>--+-----------------------+--+-------------------+------------->
   |           .-blksz-.   |  |         .-ON--.   |   
   '-PDABLKSZ(-+-------+-)-'  '-PDALOG(-+-----+-)-'   
               '-nn----'                '-OFF-'       

>--+-------------------+---------------------------------------->
   |         .-NO--.   |   
   '-PREACS(-+-----+-)-'   
             '-YES-'       

>--+-------------------------------------------------+---------->
   |                  .-VRSEL----------------------. |   
   '-RETENTIONMETHOD(-+----------------------------+-'   
                      '-EXPDT(-| EXPDT options |-)-'     

>--+------------------------+--+-------------------+------------>
   |           .-VOLUME-.   |  |        .-5----.   |   
   '-RETAINBY(-+--------+-)-'  '-RETPD(-+------+-)-'   
               '-SET----'               '-nnnn-'       

>--+-----------------------------+------------------------------>
   |           .-CONFIRMMOVE-.   |   
   '-REUSEBIN(-+-------------+-)-'   
               '-STARTMOVE---'       

>--+------------------------------+----------------------------->
   |              .-EDGXPROC--.   |   
   '-SCRATCHPROC(-+-----------+-)-'   
                  '-proc_name-'       

>--+-----------------------------------------------------+------>
   |                                       .-10-----.    |   
   '-SERVER(PORT(port_number) SERVERTASKS(-+--------+-))-'   
                                           '-number-'        

>--+------------------------------------+----------------------->
   |         .-No SMF audit records-.   |   
   '-SMFAUD(-+----------------------+-)-'   
             +-YES------------------+       
             '-nnn------------------'       

>--+---------------------------------------+-------------------->
   |         .-No SMF security records-.   |   
   '-SMFSEC(-+-------------------------+-)-'   
             +-YES---------------------+       
             '-nnn---------------------'       

>--+-------------------+--+------------------------------+------>
   |         .-NO--.   |  |        .-SMF System name-.   |   
   '-SMSACS(-+-----+-)-'  '-SYSID(-+-----------------+-)-'   
             '-YES-'               '-System name-----'       

>--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-->
   '-SMSTAPE(-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+-)-'   
              |                                                              .-ASIS-.    |       
              '-UPDATE--(--+-------+--+---------+--+---------+--)--PURGE--(--+------+--)-'       
                           '-EXITS-'  '-SCRATCH-'  '-COMMAND-'               +-NO---+            
                                                                             '-YES--'            

>--+--------------------------+--------------------------------->
   |         .-NONE-------.   |   
   '-TPRACF(-+------------+-)-'   
             +-AUTOMATIC--+       
             +-CLEANUP----+       
             '-PREDEFINED-'       

>--+--------------------------------------+--------------------->
   |             .-RELEASE------------.   |   
   '-TVEXTPURGE(-+--------------------+-)-'   
                 |         .-0----.   |       
                 +-EXPIRE(-+-days-+-)-+       
                 '-NONE---------------'       

>--+--------------------------+--+-------------------------+---->
   |            .-YES-----.   |  |            .-VERIFY-.   |   
   '-UNCATALOG(-+---------+-)-'  '-VRSCHANGE(-+--------+-)-'   
                +-NO------+                   '-INFO---'       
                '-SCRATCH-'                                    

>--+-----------------------------------------+------------------>
   |          .-PERCENT(10)---.   .-INFO-.   |   
   '-VRSDROP(-+---------------+-,-+------+-)-'   
              +-COUNT(count)--+   +-FAIL-+       
              '-PERCENT(%age)-'   +-OFF--+       
                                  '-WARN-'       

   .-VRSEL(NEW)-.                            
>--+------------+--+---------------------+---------------------->
                   |             .-2-.   |   
                   '-VRSJOBNAME(-+---+-)-'   
                                 '-1-'       

>--+--------------------------------+--------------------------->
   |         .-1-----.   .-FAIL-.   |   
   '-VRSMIN(-+-------+-,-+------+-)-'   
             '-count-'   +-INFO-+       
                         +-OFF--+       
                         '-WARN-'       

>--+-------------------------------------------+---------------><
   |            .-PERCENT(80)---.   .-INFO-.   |   
   '-VRSRETAIN(-+---------------+-,-+------+-)-'   
                +-COUNT(count)--+   +-FAIL-+       
                '-PERCENT(%age)-'   +-OFF--+       
                                    '-WARN-'       

EXPDT options

   .-NOLASTREF-----------.                                  
|--+---------------------+--+---------------------------+-------|
   '-LASTREF(extra_days)-'  |           .-VOLUME----.   |   
                            '-RETAINBY(-+-----------+-)-'   
                                        +-FIRSTFILE-+       
                                        '-SET-------'