Step 8: BCSCLEAN step (optional but recommended)

This step is part of the larger task of creating volume copies with FlashCopy® or SnapShot. If you intend to rerun the cloning job on a recurring basis, run the BCSCLEAN command before you begin the next cloning process. BCSCLEAN deletes the target catalog entries for the data sets that were created during the last IMS Cloning Tool cloning cycle.

Run BCSCLEAN to delete the target data set names from the ICF catalog. Perform this step after the target IMS subsystem is no longer needed or before the target IMS subsystem is cloned again.

Note: Do not specify both the BCSCLEAN command and the RECATALOG option of the RENAME command in the same cloning job.