Using the COPY line operator and list command

Use the COPY line operator and list command on the ISMF "DATA SET LIST" panel to create DFSMSdss logical copies. If you enter the COPY line operator for a data set, ISMF displays the "COPY ENTRY PANEL".

Use this panel to enter various parameters used to build the COPY for the data set you specify with the COPY line operator. If you enter the COPY list command for a data set list, ISMF displays the "COPY COMMAND ENTRY PANEL". Use this panel to enter various parameters used to build the COPY job for every data set in the ISMF data set list.

Requirements: For CICS® VR to be notified when a DFSMSdss logical copy is made for a VSAM sphere, the CICS VR address space must be active and the CICSVRBACKUP and RENAMEU(**,CICSVR.**) keywords must be included in the COPY job. Enter Y in the CICSVR backup field to include these keywords and produce a job that creates a copy of the VSAM sphere for use with CICS VR.

Figure 1. COPY COMMAND ENTRY PANEL
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                            COPY COMMAND ENTRY PANEL               Page 3 of 13
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 Optionally Specify one or more for the 3 Data Sets :                          
                                                                               
   Maximum Number of Retries . . . . . . . . 2     (0 to 99)                   
   Number of Seconds between Retries . . . . 2     (0 to 255)                  
   Copy Even if Data Sets in Use . . . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Serialize with Dynamic Allocation . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Access Data Sets in Shared Mode . . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Copy Unmovable Data Sets as Movable . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Verify Data Written . . . . . . . . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Copy all parts of a VSAM Sphere . . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Supply Source Catalog Name List . . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Copy All Multivolume Data Sets  . . . . . L     (N, L, A, or F)             
   Process SYS1 Data Sets  . . . . . . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Process Undefined DSORG Data Sets . . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Search only INCAT Specified Catlgs  . . . N     (Y or N)                    
   Process Checkpointed Data Sets  . . . . .       (0 - 255, or Blank)         
   CICSVR backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y     (Y or N)                    
 Use ENTER to Continue; Use UP/DOWN to View other COPY Command Options;        
 Use HELP Command for Help; Use END Command to Exit.                           
If you enter Y in the CICSVR backup field, the following occurs:
Restriction: If you enter Y in the CICSVR backup field, the following must be true: