EXECUTE and VERIFY: Specifying whether data movement processing or data verification occurs

Explanation: EXECUTE | VERIFY are mutually exclusive required parameters specifying whether actual data movement should occur or whether a validation of the aggregate data sets should be performed.

EXECUTE specifies that DFSMShsm is to create the backup copies of the aggregate data sets.

VERIFY determines if errors exist that would prevent ABACKUP from completing successfully. If no errors have occurred during verification processing, VERIFY specifies that DFSMShsm issue message ARC6166I to the aggregate backup and recovery activity log and list all data sets (migrated and nonmigrated) backed up as a result of inclusion in the INCLUDE/EXCLUDE, ACCOMPANY/ACCOMPANYEXCLUDE, ALLOCATE/ALLOCATEEXCLUDE lists of a selection data set. The data sets are not actually backed up.

Note: Either the EXECUTE or the VERIFY parameter must be used. If not, the ABACKUP command will fail.

Defaults: None.