Running the MVSSPLHK Housekeeping Process

The following JCL job step demonstrates how to run the MVSSPLHK housekeeping process using parameters stored in an existing data set (TEST.CONFIG):

//ARCHIVE  EXEC PGM=MVSSPLHK
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSERR   DD SYSOUT=*
//INDEXO   DD DSN=TEST.ARCHIVE.XREF,DISP=SHR
//CONFIGI  DD DSN=TEST.CONFIG,DISP=SHR

If a parameter file is specified, any in-stream housekeeping parameters are ignored.

The following JCL job step demonstrates how to run the MVSSPLHK housekeeping process using parameters specified in-stream:

//ARCHIVE  EXEC PGM=MVSSPLHK
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSERR   DD SYSOUT=*
//INDEXO   DD DSN=TEST.ARCHIVE.XREF,DISP=SHR
//* SYSIN or CONFIGI dataset contains the program parameters
//SYSIN  DD *
* --------------------------------------------------------
*   SPOOL HOUSEKEEPING CONFIGURATION FILE
* --------------------------------------------------------
*   GENERAL MAXIMUM RETAIN PERIOD (DAYS)
 MAX-RETAIN-PERIOD 006
* --------------------------------------------------------
*   RETAIN PERIODS FOR SPECIFIC JOB NAMES
 JOB_KEEP   XXX*    001
* --------------------------------------------------------
*   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

* --------------------------------------------------------
*   ARCHIVE LOCATION - use the environment variable
*   and append the archive date-time to the location
* --------------------------------------------------------
* ARCHIVE   LOC C:\estest\sphktest\archdir\
* --------------------------------------------------------

* --------------------------------------------------------
*   ARCHIVE LOCATION - use region start-up file's "Use spool archive" property
* --------------------------------------------------------
*   ARCHIVE   LOC C:\SpoolArchive
*          or LOC sql://myinst/JES/?folder=/JCLDEMO/SpoolArchive;type=folder
* --------------------------------------------------------

*   CLASS SPECIFIC OVERRIDES (PREVIOUSLY IN SPOOLHK.CPY)
*   ONLY INCLUDE THOSE THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE MAX-RETAIN-PERIOD
*CLASS ID<SPACE>RETAIN PERIOD<NNN><SPACE>ARCHIVE<Y/N>
*
 CLASS A 003 Y 
 CLASS B 003 Y
 CLASS C 003 Y
 CLASS Z 999 Y
* --------------------------------------------------------
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