Providing VSAM sphere forward recovery parameters

After you finish browsing the DWWPRINT data set, the "CICS® VR VSAM sphere parameters" secondary window is displayed.

Figure 1. CICS VR VSAM sphere parameters secondary window
                       CICSVR VSAM sphere parameters                         
                                                                             
 Press F4 when the cursor is in the Backup time field to obtain a list of data  
 set backup times. Press Enter to continue.                                  
                                                                             
   VSAM sphere . . . . . . : CICS10.ACCOUNT1.BASE                            
                                                                             
   New VSAM sphere name  . . ____________________________________________   
                                                                             
   Forward-recovery start time . . _______________  (YY.DDD HH:MM:SS)        
                                                                             
   Forward-recovery stop time  . . _______________  (YY.DDD HH:MM:SS)        
                                                                             
   Backup time . . . . . . . . . . _______________  + (YY.DDD HH:MM:SS)      
                                                                             
   Time format . . . . . Local  +    Backup type  . Logical_________  +      
                                                                             
   Volume for restore . . ______     Unit for restore . . . . . ________     
                                                                             
 Command ===> ____________________________________________________________   
  F1=Help        F4=Prompt      F5=GetDef      F6=SaveDef     F7=PrevVSAM    
 F12=Cancel                                                                  

Tip: If the F-keys hide the volume and unit fields on your "CICS VR VSAM sphere parameters" secondary window, enter PFSHOW OFF on the command line to hide the F-keys and show the volume and unit fields. Enter the PFSHOW ON command to display the F-keys again.

The default values of the "CICS VR VSAM sphere parameters" secondary window restores the VSAM sphere from its latest logical backup, if one exists, and forward recovers the sphere to the current time. You can change the value of any field on this secondary window.

CICS VR continues to create the complete recovery job. For more information about recovery jobs and a detailed description of the panels displayed, see Running CICS VR forward recovery. You can also press F1 at any time during CICS VR execution for a further explanation of every field on every CICS VR panel.