The following is a sample parameters file that you can edit, and then use when running the MVSSPLHK spool housekeeping process.
//SETUP01 JOB 'SPHK',MSGCLASS=A,CLASS=A,MSGLEVEL=(1,1)
//*--------------------------------------------------------
//DEL EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//DEL1 DD DSN=TEST.CONFIG,SPACE=(TRK,1),DISP=(MOD,DELETE)
//*==========================================================
//* CONFIGURATION FILE
//*==========================================================
//DEFCFG EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
//SYSUT1 DD *
* --------------------------------------------------------
* SPOOL HOUSEKEEPING CONFIGURATION FILE
* --------------------------------------------------------
* GENERAL MAXIMUM RETAIN PERIOD
MAX-RETAIN-PERIOD 003
* --------------------------------------------------------
* RETAIN PERIODS FOR SPECIFIC JOB NAMES
* --------------------------------------------------------
JOB_KEEP XXX* 1
* --------------------------------------------------------
* PREVENT DATA SETS BEING REMOVED FROM ACTIVE JOB
* --------------------------------------------------------
CLEAN-DS-FROM-ACTIVE N
* --------------------------------------------------------
* ARCHIVE TYPE REQUIRED
* NONE
* DATA ( SPOOL DATA FILES ONLY )
* FULL (CASSPOOL, MVSSPOOL AND CATALOG SO SPOOL
* ARCHIVES CAN BE VIEWED IN ES. ALL DATASETS,
* HELD, OUTPUT and PRINTED)
* FULL,ALL (same as FULL)
* FULL,HELD (HELD DATASETS ONLY)
* --------------------------------------------------------
ARCHIVE TYPE FULL,ALL
* --------------------------------------------------------
* ARCHIVE LOCATION - use the environment variable
* --------------------------------------------------------
* ARCHIVE LOC D:\estest\sphktest\archdir\
* --------------------------------------------------------
* CLASS SPECIFIC OVERRIDES (PREVIOUSLY IN SPOOLHK.CPY)
* ONLY INCLUDE THOSE THAT DIFFER FROM THE MAX-RETAIN-PERIOD
* OR WHERE ARCHIVING IS NOT REQUIRED FOR A CLASS
CLASS A 3 Y
CLASS B 3 Y
CLASS C 3 Y
CLASS D 999 N
CLASS E 999 N
CLASS F 999 N
CLASS G 999 N
CLASS H 999 N
CLASS I 999 N
CLASS J 999 N
CLASS K 999 N
CLASS L 999 N
CLASS M 999 N
CLASS N 999 N
CLASS O 999 N
CLASS P 999 N
CLASS Q 999 N
CLASS R 999 N
CLASS S 999 N
CLASS T 999 N
CLASS U 999 N
CLASS V 999 N
CLASS W 999 N
CLASS X 999 N
CLASS Y 999 N
CLASS Z 4 N
CLASS 0 5 N
CLASS 1 999 N
CLASS 2 999 N
CLASS 3 999 N
CLASS 4 999 N
CLASS 5 999 N
CLASS 6 999 N
CLASS 7 0 N
CLASS 8 999 N
CLASS 9 999 N
*---------------------------------------------------------
* SUPPRESS CREATION OF PROFILE FILES FOR ARCHIVED DATASETS
*---------------------------------------------------------
MF_SPOOL_HK_WRITE_PROFILES N
* --------------------------------------------------------
//SYSUT2 DD DSN=TEST.CONFIG,SPACE=(TRK,1),UNIT=SYSDA,
// DCB=(LRECL=80,RECFM=LSEQ,DSORG=PS),DISP=(NEW,CATLG)
//*===========================================================
//* ARCHIVE XREF FILE
//*===========================================================
//DEFXREF EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DELETE 'TEST.ARCHIVE.XREF'
IF MAXCC = 8 THEN SET MAXCC=0
DEFINE CLUSTER(NAME(TEST.ARCHIVE.XREF) -
KEYS(61 0) -
RECSZ(401 401) -
INDEXED -
SHAREOPTIONS(2 3) -
CYL(40 10))
/*
//*===========================================================
//