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Step 18: Apply Vault Rules

Conversion job CONVVTM applies the Vault Rule definitions created in Step 8. It runs utility CTTVTM with the MODE=CONVERT expression included in the TYPEVLT statement. During this run of the CTTVTM utility:

For more information about the CTTVTM utility, see the Control-M/Tape chapter of the INCONTROL for z/OS Utilities Guide.

Check the results of job CONVVTM. The distribution report generated by utility CTTVTM lists all volumes that need to be moved as a result of this run of the utility. This report should be empty, indicating that no volumes need to be moved. If it is not empty, check the vaulting rules for the volumes listed in the report.

The report may indicate volume movement within a vault (e.g., a volume moving from one slot in a specific vault to another slot in the same vault). This situation is normal and may only reflect differences in slot management between CA-EPIC/MVS and Control-M/Tape. For example, when all slots are full for a specific vault, CA-EPIC/MVS assigns slot number 999999 to the volume. During conversion, Control-M/Tape converts slot number 999999 to 000000. When the vaulting job CTTVTM is run, it assigns a new slot number to the volume, thus indicating movement within a vault.

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CA-EPIC/MVS Conversion Process