Changing an object for COPY processing

These steps are part of the larger task of concurrent copy processing. When you complete the steps for changing an object for Concurrent Copy, return to main task.

To change an object for COPY

  1. Type the database name, or use the push button to search in the subsystem for a valid database name.

  2. Type the table space name, or use the push button to search in the subsystem for a valid table space name.

  3. For partition table spaces only, select the DSNUM check box to choose whether to limit the copy to a single partition. Then type the partition number in the field.

  4. You must define at least one output data set to contain the resulting image copy data set. The default is SYSCOPY for the primary copy at the local site. You can define up to 4 different data sets, 2 primary (one for the local site and one for the recovery site) and 2 backup data sets.

  5. Specify the Full image copy radio button if you want to take a full image copy. A full image copy is a copy of all pages in a table space, partition, data set, or index. Making a full image copy resets the copy pending status for the table space (or from a single data set, if you used DSNUM). For an index, taking a full image copy resets the informational COPY pending status.

  6. Specify the Incremental image copy radio button if you want to take an incremental copy. An incremental image copy is a copy only of pages in a table space or partition that have been modified since the last use of the COPY utility.

  7. If you specify the CHANGELIMIT radio button, you get a report on the percent of changed pages, or change status of the table space or spaces. This tells you when an incremental or full image copy should be taken.

  8. If you specified to report CHANGELIMIT, select a value to establish in the CHANGELIMIT range. The First value field has to be an integer or decimal value from 0 to 100. You do not need to specify leading zeroes, and the decimal point is not required when specifying a whole integer.

  9. The Second value field must be an integer or decimal value from 0 to 100. You do not need to specify leading zeroes, and the decimal point is not required when specifying a whole integer.

  10. Select the Display copy image information only check box to specify the REPORTONLY option. Only image copy information is displayed. Image copies are not taken, only recommended.

  11. Click OK to accept the values and close the window.