Media commands

This table lists the specific authorities required for the media commands.

Command Referenced object Authority needed
For object For library
ADDTAPCTG Start of change1End of change Tape Library description *USE *EXECUTE
CFGDEVMLB1 Tape Library description *CHANGE, *OBJMGT *EXECUTE
CHGDEVMLB (Q) Tape Library description *CHANGE, *OBJMGT *EXECUTE
CHGJOBMLBA4 Tape Library description *CHANGE *EXECUTE
CHGTAPCTG Start of change1End of change Tape Library description *USE *EXECUTE
CHKTAP Start of change1End of change Tape device description *USE *EXECUTE
CRTTAPCGY Start of change1End of change Tape Library description    
DLTMEDDFN Media definition *OBJEXIST *EXECUTE
DLTTAPCGY Start of change1End of change Tape Library description    
DMPTAP 5 (Q) Tape device description *USE *EXECUTE
DSPTAP Start of change1End of change Tape device description *USE *EXECUTE
DSPTAPCGY Tape Library description    
DSPTAPCTG Start of change7End of change Tape Library description *USE *EXECUTE
DSPTAPSTS Start of change7End of change Tape Library description *USE *EXECUTE
DUPTAP 6 Tape device description *USE *EXECUTE
INZTAP 6 Tape device description *USE *EXECUTE
RMVTAPCTG 6 Tape Library description *USE *EXECUTE
SETTAPCGY Start of change1End of change Tape Library description *USE *EXECUTE
WRKMLBRSCQ 3 Tape Library description *USE *EXECUTE
WRKMLBSTS 2, Start of change7End of change (Q) Tape Library description *USE *EXECUTE
WRKTAPCTG Start of change7End of change Tape Library description *USE *EXECUTE
1
To use this command, you must have *IOSYSCFG special authority.
2
To use individual operation, you must have the authority required by the operation.
3
To change the session media library attributes, you must have *CHANGE authority to the Tape Library description. To change the priority or work with another users job you must have *JOBCTL special authority.
4
To change the priority or work with another user's job you must have *JOBCTL special authority.
5
To use this command, you must have *ALLOBJ special authority when TYPE(*HEX) is specified or the tape has the secure volume flag or secured file flag set.
6
To use this command, you must have *SAVSYS special authority.
Start of change7End of change
Start of changeTo use this command, you must have *IOSYSCFG special authority or be authorized to the QIBM_IOSYSCFG_VIEW function ID. End of change