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HCL Z Data Tools User's Guide and Reference Version 16.1.2
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  • About this document
  • Summary of changes
  • Working with Z Data Tools
  • Z Data Tools Reference
    • Panels and fields
    • Primary commands
    • Functions
      • How to use this reference chapter
      • How to read the syntax diagrams
      • General tips about performance when you use Z Data Tools functions
      • Z Data Tools functions
        • AUD (Print audit trail report)
        • BSF (Backward Space File)
        • BSR (Backward Space Record)
        • BT (Create Tape File)
        • BTB (Batch Template Build)
        • BTU (Batch Template Update)
        • CLM (Compare Load Module)
        • DEFV (Define VSAM Statements)
        • DP (Disk Print)
        • DRS (Disk Record Scan)
        • DSB (Data Set Browse)
        • DSC (Data Set Copy)
        • DSE (Data Set Edit)
        • DSEB (Data Set Edit Batch) -- batch only
        • DSFA (Altering a data set)
        • DSFC (Allocate a data set)
        • DSFD (Delete a data set)
        • DSFR (Rename a data set)
        • DSG (Data Set Generate)
        • DSI (Data Set Information)
        • DSM (Data Set Compare)
        • DSP (Data Set Print)
        • DSU (Data Set Update) -- batch only
        • DSV (Data Set View)
        • DSX (Data Set Extents)
        • DVT (Display VTOC)
        • EOJ (End of Job)
        • ERT (Erase Tape)
        • EVC (Exported Stacked Volume Copy)
        • EVL (Exported Stacked Volume List)
        • FCH (Find/Change)
        • FMT (Set DBCS Format)
        • FSF (Forward Space File)
        • FSR (Forward Space Record)
        • INT (Initialize Tape)
        • NOSORT (Disable the use of DFSORT)
        • ODL (Object Directory List)
        • OE (Object Erase)
        • OO (Object to Object)
        • OP (Object Print)
        • OS (Object to Sequential Data)
        • OV (Object to VSAM)
        • PBK (Print Copybook)
        • PWB (PDSE Workbench)
        • REW (Tape Rewind)
        • RUN (Tape Rewind-Unload)
        • SCS (Catalog Services)
        • SET (Set Processing Options)
        • SETCICS (Update the status of CICS® files) -- batch only
        • SETRC (Set the job step return code)
        • SO (Sequential Data to Object)
        • ST (Sequential Data to Tape)
        • TLB (Tape Label Display)
        • TLT (Tape to Labeled Tape)
        • TMP (Tape Map)
        • TP (Tape Print)
        • TPEXP (Export template to XML)
        • TPIMP (Import template from XML)
        • TRS (Tape Record Scan)
        • TS (Tape to Sequential Data)
        • TT (Tape to Tape)
        • TTC (Tape to Tape Compare)
        • TTR (Tape to Tape Reblocked)
        • TV (Tape to VSAM)
        • TX (Tape to REXX Variable) -- REXX only
        • VER (Display Service Level)
        • VLM (View Load Module)
        • VO (VSAM to Object)
        • VT (VSAM to Tape)
        • VX (VSAM to REXX Variable) -- REXX only
        • WTM (Write Tape Mark)
        • XT (REXX Variable to Tape) -- REXX only
        • XV (REXX Variable to VSAM) -- REXX only
      • External REXX functions
      • RETURN return values
  • Messages
  • XML definitions for a template
  • Accessibility features for Z Data Tools

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Z Data Tools functions

This section describes the Z Data Tools functions that you can use in batch jobs, in TSO, and in REXX and CLIST procedures. For more information about using these functions, see Introduction to programming with Z Data Tools functions.

  • AUD (Print audit trail report)
  • BSF (Backward Space File)
  • BSR (Backward Space Record)
  • BT (Create Tape File)
  • BTB (Batch Template Build)
  • BTU (Batch Template Update)
  • CLM (Compare Load Module)
  • DEFV (Define VSAM Statements)
  • DP (Disk Print)
  • DRS (Disk Record Scan)
  • DSB (Data Set Browse)
  • DSC (Data Set Copy)
  • DSE (Data Set Edit)
  • DSEB (Data Set Edit Batch) -- batch only
  • DSFA (Altering a data set)
  • DSFC (Allocate a data set)
  • DSFD (Delete a data set)
  • DSFR (Rename a data set)
  • DSG (Data Set Generate)
  • DSI (Data Set Information)
  • DSM (Data Set Compare)
  • DSP (Data Set Print)
  • DSU (Data Set Update) -- batch only
  • DSV (Data Set View)
  • DSX (Data Set Extents)
  • DVT (Display VTOC)
  • EOJ (End of Job)
  • ERT (Erase Tape)
  • EVC (Exported Stacked Volume Copy)
  • EVL (Exported Stacked Volume List)
  • FCH (Find/Change)
  • FMT (Set DBCS Format)
  • FSF (Forward Space File)
  • FSR (Forward Space Record)
  • INT (Initialize Tape)
  • NOSORT (Disable the use of DFSORT)
  • ODL (Object Directory List)
  • OE (Object Erase)
  • OO (Object to Object)
  • OP (Object Print)
  • OS (Object to Sequential Data)
  • OV (Object to VSAM)
  • PBK (Print Copybook)
  • PWB (PDSE Workbench)
  • REW (Tape Rewind)
  • RUN (Tape Rewind-Unload)
  • SCS (Catalog Services)
  • SET (Set Processing Options)
  • SETCICS (Update the status of CICS files) -- batch only
  • SETRC (Set the job step return code)
  • SO (Sequential Data to Object)
  • ST (Sequential Data to Tape)
  • TLB (Tape Label Display)
  • TLT (Tape to Labeled Tape)
  • TMP (Tape Map)
  • TP (Tape Print)
  • TPEXP (Export template to XML)
  • TPIMP (Import template from XML)
  • TRS (Tape Record Scan)
  • TS (Tape to Sequential Data)
  • TT (Tape to Tape)
  • TTC (Tape to Tape Compare)
  • TTR (Tape to Tape Reblocked)
  • TV (Tape to VSAM)
  • TX (Tape to REXX Variable) -- REXX only
  • VER (Display Service Level)
  • VLM (View Load Module)
  • VO (VSAM to Object)
  • VT (VSAM to Tape)
  • VX (VSAM to REXX Variable) -- REXX only
  • WTM (Write Tape Mark)
  • XT (REXX Variable to Tape) -- REXX only
  • XV (REXX Variable to VSAM) -- REXX only
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