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ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 3 - IBM Redbooks

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value <strong>of</strong> a user-specified RETPD or EXPDT is within the limits specified in the Retention Limit<br />

field, it is saved for the data set. For objects, only RETPD is saved.<br />

The default retention limit is NOLIMIT. If you specify zero (0), then a user-specified or data<br />

class-derived EXPDT or RETPD is ignored. If users specify values that exceed the maximum<br />

period, then the retention limit value overrides not only their values but also the expiration<br />

attribute values. The retention limit value is saved. ISMF primes the Retention Limit field with<br />

what you specified the last time.<br />

RETAINDAYS keyword<br />

To specify a retention period for a copy <strong>of</strong> a backup data set, using the new RETAINDAYS<br />

keyword, you can use one <strong>of</strong> the following methods:<br />

► (H)BACKDS command<br />

► ARCHBACK macro<br />

► ARCINBAK program<br />

The RETAINDAYS value must be an integer in the range <strong>of</strong> 0 to 50000, or 99999 (the “never<br />

expire” value).<br />

224 <strong>ABCs</strong> <strong>of</strong> z/<strong>OS</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>Programming</strong> <strong>Volume</strong> 3

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