Dataset Backup dialog box

You use this dialog box to issue the DFSMShsm BACKDS command to create a backup version of specific datasets.

The action that you define targets the datasets that you select.

You access this dialog box in the Dataset Actions submenu. This submenu is available in the pop-up menu that you access by right-clicking specific views in a workspace.

To learn about the standard capabilities of a dialog box, see Standard tabs in the dialog boxes of the Storage Toolkit. The topic includes a link to the Reference guides for commands that are used in the Storage Toolkit.

You can also create a custom action. See Create Batch Job dialog box, Issue Command dialog box, and Submit Command or Job dialog box.

This dialog box works with the following information:

• Target for the backup operation: Default, Tape, or DASD.
• Concurrent copying: Standard, Preferred, or Required .

You can also select *DSNG or *DSNAG as an attribute of the command variable on the Command tab of the Dataset Backup dialog box. *DSNG represents a dynamic set of datasets within the dataset group which will be resolved at job submission time. *DSNAG represents a dynamic set of datasets within the dataset attribute group which will be resolved at job submission time.