Retrieve Backup Detail (QEZRTBKD) API

  Required Parameter Group:


  Default Public Authority: *USE

  Threadsafe: No

The Retrieve Backup Detail (QEZRTBKD) API retrieves more detailed information about the library or folder that is to be backed up.


Authorities and Locks

Backup Object
*USE

Required Parameter Group

Receiver variable
OUTPUT; CHAR(*)

The receiver variable that receives the information requested. You can specify the size of the area to be smaller than the format requested as long as you specify the length parameter correctly. As a result, the API returns only the data that the area can hold.

Length of receiver variable
INPUT; BINARY(4)

The length of the receiver variable provided. The length of receiver variable parameter may be specified up to the size of the receiver variable specified in the user program. If the length of receiver variable parameter specified is larger than the allocated size of the receiver variable specified in the user program, the results are not predictable. The minimum length is 8 bytes.

Object name
INPUT; CHAR(*)

The name of the object to retrieve backup detail information about. The length of this field is based on the Object type parameter and the Object name length parameter. Specify either a 10-character library name or specify a 12-character folder name.

Object name length
INPUT; BINARY(4)

The length of the name of the object about which to retrieve backup detail information. Allowable object name lengths follow:


Format name
INPUT; CHAR(8)

The name of the format to be used to return information to caller. The following format may be used:


Object type
INPUT; CHAR(10)

The type of object for which you are requesting information. Allowable object types follow:


Error code
I/O; CHAR(*)

The structure in which to return error information. For the format of the structure, see Error code parameter.


RBKD0100 Format



Field Descriptions

Bytes available. The number of bytes of data available to be returned. All available data is returned if enough space is provided.

Bytes returned. The number of bytes of data returned.

Changed since last backup. Whether the object changed since the last backup. Possible values follow:

Last saved date. The date that the object was last saved to media. The format of this field is in the CYYMMDD as follows:

Last saved time. The time that the object was last saved to media. The format of this field is in the HHMMSS as follows:

Object description text. The text that describes the object.


Error Messages



API introduced: V3R7

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