Setting automatic change accumulation deregistration criteria

Using the CICS® VR panel interface, you can specify retention criteria for all change accumulation (CA) data sets registered in the CICS VR RCDS.

See Setting up CICS VR change accumulation for more information.

You can set retention criteria for change accumulation data sets by carrying out the following steps:
  1. Call the CICS VR panel interface.
  2. Select option 4, Automatic deregister criteria, from the "CICS VR main menu" and press Enter; the "CICS VR automatic deregister criteria menu" opens.
  3. Select option 3, Automatic change accumulation deregister, and press Enter.
The "CICS VR automatic change accumulation deregister" panel opens, allowing you to set the automatic deregister criteria for CA data sets.
Figure 1. The CICS VR automatic change accumulation deregister panel
                      CICSVR automatic change accumulation deregister

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Specify the automatic deregister criteria for CA, then press Enter. Or
leave both fields blank, then press Enter to turn off the automatic
deregister function.

  Automatic deregister . . : OFF

  Retention period . . . . .      (Number of days)

  Uncatalog and delete . . .    (1=Yes, 2=No)





 F1=Help    F12=Cancel
Automatic deregister
Set this field to ON to enable automatic change accumulation deregistration. Set this field to OFF to disable automatic change accumulation deregistration.
Retention period
Enter the number of days that CA data sets are retained in the RCDS, before deregistration occurs; if enabled.
Uncatalog and delete
This field determines whether CA data sets are uncataloged and deleted when deregistration occurs.