A (ADD INFO)

Toggle between displaying and hiding additional volume and data set information. (See examples provided in this section.)

S (DS/VOL LIST)

List the data sets, if specified for a volume. List the volumes, if specified for a data set. The data sets and volumes appear below the specified data set or volume. These data sets or volumes are indented.

This option is a toggle – specifying S again removes the listed data sets or volumes from the display.

U (UPDATE)

Display the appropriate update panel to enable update of the record in the Control-M/Tape Media Database. Either the Volume Update panel or the Dataset Update panel is displayed, depending on the type of record for which option U is specified. For additional information, see Volume Update Panel and Dataset Update Panel.

E (EXPIRE)

Cause a (nonvaulted) volume or data set to expire.

A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Expiring Volumes and Data Sets.

To expire a vaulted volume, retrieve the volume from the vault (through option R) and then expire the volume.

X (EXTEND)

Extend the expiration date of a data set or volume, and (when a volume is scratch) change the status to Active (meaning, unscratch the volume). A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Extending the Retention Period of Data Sets and Volumes.

G (GROUP)^V

Display related volumes in the chain of multi-volume to which the currently selected volume belongs.

P (PRINT)^V

Print an external (meaning, gummed) label.

O (CHECKOUT)^V

Check out (borrow) a volume from the library. A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Checking Out Volumes for Borrowing.

B (BACK-IN-LIB)^V

Return a volume that was previously checked out (meaning, the OUT indicator is removed). A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Returning Borrowed Volumes (Back-In-Lib).

V (VAULT)^V

Mark a volume to be sent to a specific vault during maintenance procedures. A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Vaulting Volumes.

R (RECALL)^V

Retrieve (recall) a volume from its current vault. Specify if and when the volume is to be returned to the vault when selecting this option. A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Recalling Volumes.

D (DELETE)^V

Toggle between setting on and setting off the delete status on the volume record. A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Deleting Volumes.

C (CLEAN)^V

Indicate the volume was cleaned. A confirmation window is displayed. For additional information, see Cleaning Volumes.

Z (REMOVE IN-USE)^V

Remove the In-Use status from the volume record.