Deleting archived SYSDATA

Deletion of archived SYSDATA is performed automatically by the Control-M New Day procedure (started task CONTDAY) or by the CTMCAJF utility. For more information about the New Day procedure, refer to the INCONTROL for z/OS Administrator Guide.

The New Day procedure deletes archived SYSDATA if the job does not reside in the History Jobs file and either of the following conditions is true:

• The job order is deleted from the Active Jobs file (therefore the archived SYSDATA is no longer needed). A job order is usually deleted from the Active Jobs file after it has completed OK.
• The maximum number of days to retain archived SYSDATA, or the maximum number of job runs for which the SYSDATA is retained, has been exceeded. These values are specified in the MAXDAYS and MAXRUNS subparameters of the AUTO-ARCHIVE parameter in the Control-M job scheduling definition.

Whether, and how long, a job is on the History Jobs file depends on the values of the RETENTION parameters in the job scheduling definition.