CTTRTM – Perform Retention Management

The CTTRTM utility performs batch retention management functions. Perform batch retention management daily to check expiration criteria and determine which data sets are marked scratch. When all the data sets on a volume have expired, the volume becomes a scratch volume. Run the utility as part of the Control-M/Tape New Day procedure (CTTDAY).

The CTTRTM utility supports a number of different types of retention. For a list of the supported retention types, see the discussion about retention management in the organization and administration chapter in the Control-M/Tape User Guide.

The CTTRTM utility does not perform retention management for the following volumes:

• Vaulted volumes
• Volumes with a status of Pend-Vault
• Volumes that have been recalled from a vault
• Volumes with a status of Act-Use
• Deleted volumes
• EDM controlled volumes
• Volumes not in the currently active library (meaning, volumes with a status of Act-Out)

Note: Retention information for these volumes is updated by the CTTRTM utility if either CONVERT or RECALC is specified for the TYPERET parameter (described in CTTRTM Parameters). However, these volumes (and the data sets they contain) are not expired by the utility (meaning, they are not marked as scratched). The CTTRTM utility requires exclusive access to the Media database. Jobs can access tapes during the run of this utility. However, other utilities that access the Media database (for example, CTTIDB or CTTVTM) are not allowed to run concurrently with this utility.