Switching time format

You can choose which format CICS® VR displays the backup and recovery point times, either in local time or GMT format.

Press F6, GMT, to display the times in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) format, if possible.

Press F5, Local, to re-display the times in local format.
Figure 1. Backup list secondary window - GMT time
                    CICSVR registered backup names list      Row 1 to 2 of 2 
                                                                             
 Press Enter to show the registered backup names list for the next selected  
 VSAM sphere. Or, press F12 to cancel the list sequence. Select a backup     
 and press F10, 'Info', to obtain optional backup information, or F11, 'Dereg', to  
 deregister the backup from the RCDS and optionally uncatalog and delete     
 the backup.                                                                 
                                                                             
 VSAM sphere  . . . : CICSMVS.TST33.KSDS02                                   
                                                                             
 --------------------- Data set backup information ----------------------    
 S  Date    Time      Type   Backup data set name
    08.033  17:20:48  GMT    CICSMVS.KSDS02.BACKUPK3                         
    08.033  13:22:01  GMT    CICSMVS.KSDS02.BACKUPK2                         
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 Command ===>                                                                
  F1=Help     F5=Local    F6=GMT      F7=Bkwd     F8=Fwd     F10=Info        
 F11=Dereg   F12=Cancel                                                      
The times might not be available in GMT format for a backup in these circumstances:
  • CICS VR was not notified by DFSMShsm when the DFSMShsm logical backup was created.
  • The backup was made using the Backup-While-Open (BWO) facility for a non-RLS VSAM data set.
See the Understanding CICS VR backup supportCICS VR Implementation Guide and Reference for further information about CICS VR backup notification.