EDGRVCLN provides these options that you can use to identify retention information that could be changed and to implement changes:

• LIST(CYCLES) to list all vital record specifications that specify a retention type of CYCLES.
• LIST(DSNCHAIN) to list all vital record specification chains.
• LIST(FILTER) parameter to analyze the existing vital record specifications and also to see how many different types of policies you have.

EDGRVCLN provides options that you can use to identify retention information that needs to be corrected and options that you can use to correct the information.

• Use the LIST(CURRENT ) parameter to identify any vital record specifications that use the location name CURRENT, which is reserved by DFSMSrmm. You can edit the commands produced by running EDGRVCLN to change the location name from CURRENT to a new location name.
• Use the LIST(ERROR) list all name vital record specifications that contain incorrect or incomplete retention information. You can use FIX(ERROR) to correct any errors that are detected.

If you do not correct vital record specification errors, DFSMSrmm issues error messages during inventory management vital record processing and sets a non-zero return code.