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Syncsort™ Storage Management Creating and Implementing the ACC / SRS Rules

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Syncsort™ software
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Syncsort™ Storage Management > Syncsort™ Space Recovery System
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en-US
Product name
Syncsort Storage Management
ft:title
Syncsort™ Storage Management Creating and Implementing the ACC / SRS Rules
Copyright
2021
First publish date
1991
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2026-01-12
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2026-01-12T10:37:06.235000

Sample ACC/SRS rules including initialization, bypass logic, standards enforcement, pooling, and message definitions.

Defaults and initialization section

The following statements provide product-wide and environment defaults:


/* DEFPROD STATEMENT PROVIDES PRODUCTWIDE DEFAULTS */
/* DEFENV STATEMENT PROVIDES ENVIRONMENT DEFAULTS */
DEFPROD SMF(221 LEVEL(I)) POOLNAME(INDEX(1)) OPTION(NOSMSMASK)
DEFENV DD PROCESS(TAPE)
DEFENV DADSM MODE(ACTIVE) RULES(ALWAYS)
DEFENV INCSEC MODE(ACTIVE) RULES(ALWAYS)
      

Filter lists

Use filter lists to include or exclude specific datasets and volumes:


FILTLIST INACTDSN INCLUDE(*.SYS*,HSM*,SYSA*)
FILTLIST BVOLS INCLUDE(BAX*,BAY*)
EXCLUDE(BAX001,BAY001)
      

Invalid units and volumes

Define dummy units and volumes as follows:


DEFDMYU ($CHECK,$NONE) UNIT(SYSALLDA)
DEFDMYV ($CHECK)
      

Bypass-product-processing section

The following rule bypasses product processing for certain jobs, datasets, or DD names:


DEFRULE BYPRULE
IF &JOBNAME = (SYSX3*,ABFQ%1) THEN EXIT
IF &DSNAME = &INACTDSN THEN EXIT
IF &DDNAME = SORTWK* THEN EXIT
      

Bypass SRS-addvol checks section

Use these rules to bypass SRS addvol checks for specific DD names or programs:


DEFRULE SKIPS CONTINUE(NEXTIF)
IF &DDNAME = (SORTOU*,SORTOF*) THEN SET &SKIP_EXCP = YES
IF &PGM = (SORT, SYNCSORT, ICEMAN, IGHRCO00, IERRCO00, IEBGENER, ICEGENER, FASTVSAM) THEN SET &SKIP_EXCP = YES
IF &PGM = DSNUTILB THEN
SET &SKIP_NOTE = YES
SET &SKIP_POINT = YES
      

Standards-enforcement section

Enable idle space release

This rule enables idle space release for certain environments and job types:


DEFRULE SETRLSE CONTINUE(NEXTIF)
IF &ENV = DD
&JOBTYPE=JOB &DISP1 = NEW
&HLQ=(ZF,NV,AZ,CO,VZF,VNV,VAZ,VCO) THEN SET &RLSE = YES
        

Convert tape units

The following rules convert tape units and issue messages as needed:


DEFRULE SELTAP2
IF &ENV = DD
&UNITNAME = (3480,STAP)
THEN SET &TAPEPOOL = ACTTAP1
ISSUE WRITEMSG(TAPEMSG)
DEFPOOL ACTTAP1
&UNITNAME = 3490
DEFRULE ENDTAPE
IF &UNITTYPE NE DASD THEN EXIT /* NO FURTHER PROC OF TAPES */
        

Rename validation

This rule validates dataset renaming operations:


DEFRULE TSTRENAM
IF &ENV = DADSM
&ENVS= RENAME THEN DO
IF &HLQ NE &NEWDSN_HLQ THEN SET &JCLFAIL = YES
ISSUE WRITEMSG(RENAMER)
ELSE EXIT
END
        

Allocation warnings

Warns when allocation is invalid for certain HLQs and volumes:


DEFRULE SELNOAL2
IF &HLQ = (VZF,VNV,VAZ) &SMS = NO
&VOLSER=(M08089,M08085,M08132) THEN SET &JCLFAIL = YES
ISSUE WRITEMSG(MSGNOAL)
        

Pooling section

Allow RACF users for nonprod volumes

This rule allows RACF users to use non-production volumes:


DEFRULE ALLOWX
IF &RUSER = PGR*
&VOLSER = (X00001,X00006,X00009)
THEN SET &DISKPOOL = XPOOL
        

Allocate datasets to pools

Allocates datasets to the appropriate pools based on HLQ and other qualifiers:


DEFRULE ALOCPOOL
IF &HLQ = PROD THEN SET &DISKPOOL = PRODPOOL
IF &QUAL2 = TEST THEN DO
SET &DISKPOOL = TESTPOOL
IF &DATASET_EXTENT GT 50 THEN SET &SSPACE = &SSPACE*200%
ISSUE WRITEMSG(XTINCRD)
END
        

Pool definition and recovery criteria

Define pools and set recovery criteria as shown below:


DEFPOOL XPOOL RESTRICT(NEW)
&VOLSER = (X00001,X00006,X00009)

DEFPOOL TESTPOOL ALTPOOL(BPOOL) ADDVOL(YES MAXVOL(15)) SETSEC(PERCENT(50))
REDUCES(YES PERCENT(10) LIMIT(1)) VOLSER=TST*

DEFPOOL BPOOL ADDVOL(YES MAXVOL(15)) SETSEC(PERCENT(50))
REDUCES(YES PERCENT(10) LIMIT(1)) VOLSER=&BVOLS

DEFPOOL PRODPOOL (ALG(MAXSPACE)) SETSEC(PERCENT(100))
REDUCEP(PERCENT(10) LIMIT(1)) REDUCES(YES PERCENT(10) LIMIT(1))
ADDVOL(YES MAXVOL(20)) RECAT(SCRATCH)
&VOLSER = (PR*,X*,ZY*)
      

Messages section

The following messages are defined for use in rules:


DEFMSG TAPEMSG TAPE UNIT &UNITNAME SPECIFICATION OVERRIDDEN
DEFMSG MSGNOAL WARNING: ALLOCATION OF &DSNAME INVALID ON &VOLSER
DEFMSG XTINCRD EXCESSIVE EXTENTS FOR &DSNAME - SECONDARY INCREASED
DEFMSG RENAMER &DSNAME MAY NOT BE RENAMED TO &NEWDSN