You can specify that DFSMSrmm is to automatically returns the volume to scratch status, once any other release actions specified for the volume are completed. Returning a volume scratch status is mutually exclusive with replacing a volume and returning a volume to an owner.

When a volume returns to scratch status, its volume access is reset to NONE, and the following information is cleared so the volume can be reused: volume description, job name, accounting information, access list, and owner access. Additionally, if the volume was associated with a software product defined to DFSMSrmm, the product number, feature code and level are all cleared, and the volume is removed from the list of volumes associated with the product.