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Volume Retention

Because the volume retention period is the latest retention period of any of its data sets, changes made to the data sets in a volume might change volume retention information. Volume retention information consists of the following:

Table 188 Volume Retention Information

Item

Description

Volume expiration type

Expiration type of the data set that is to be kept for the longest period of time (meaning, due to expire last).

Volume expiration date

Expiration date of the data set on the volume due to expire last. If the volume contains a data set with a non-date expiration type (for example, catalog control), the volume’s expiration date is indefinite (meaning, not set).

Expiration data set number

File sequence number of the data set due to expire last.

Last data set expiration date and type

Expiration date and type of the last data set physically on the volume. (This field is used for choosing matching volumes for stacking.)

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Retention Management