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Fields in the Data File

Some of the more important fields in the volume and dataset records in the Data file are listed in the table below. Each field is assigned an internal name (a symbol in a DSECT that describes the record) and an external name (a logical name used by the user in INCLUDE and EXCLUDE statements). For a comprehensive list of these fields, see Logical Field Names for the Control-M/Tape Repository and the CTTDVL and CTTDDS members in the IOA MAC library.

Table 227 Commonly Referenced Volume Record Fields

Internal Name

External Name

Description

DVLRBA

DVLRBA

RBA of the record.

DVLRID

DVLRID

Record status (A‑Active, F‑Free).

DVLRTYPE

DVLRTYPE

Record type (V‑Volume record).

DVLSTAT DVLSTA2

VOLSTAT VOLIND

Various status and flag bytes.

DVLFLG1

VOLFLAGS

Various status and flag bytes.

DVLVOLSR

VOLSER

Volume serial number.

DVLLTYPE

LBLTYP

Label type of the volume.

DVLACTD#

ACTIVEDS

Number of active (non‑expired) datasets on the volume.

DVLLBLNM

LBLNUM

Label number of the last active dataset on the volume.

DVLVSEQ

VOLSEQ

Volume sequence number for a volume that is part of a multi‑volume chain.

DVLNEXT

NEXTVOL

Next volume (of the multi‑volume chain).

DVLPREV

PREVVOL

Previous volume (of the multi‑volume chain).

DVLFIRST

FIRSTVOL

First volume (of the multi‑volume chain).

Table 228 Commonly Referenced Dataset Record Fields

Internal Name

External Name

Description

DDSRBA

DDSRBA

RBA of the record.

DDSRID

DDSRID

Record status (A‑Active, F‑Free).

DDSRTYPE

DDSRTYPE

Record type (D‑Dataset record).

DDSSTAT

DSSTAT

Various status bytes

DDSFLG1

DSFLAGS

Various flag bytes.

DDSDSN

DSNAME

Dataset name.

DDSLBLNM

DSLABEL

Label number (dataset sequence number on the tape).

DDSVOLSR

DSVOLSER

Volser of the dataset (or the first volser of a multi‑volume dataset).

DDSVOLS#

VOLSNUM

Number of volumes in the dataset (if the file spans multiple volumes).

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Media Database Structure