Selecting a recovery action

The "CICS® VR VSAM sphere list" panel is displayed after you exit the VIEW of the DWWMSG data set.

This same panel is also displayed if every data set shown on the ISMF data set list is registered to CICS VR.

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Figure 1. CICS VR VSAM sphere list panel
  Administrate  Utilities  Tools  List  View  Help                             
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                           CICSVR VSAM sphere list             Row 1 to 4 of 4 
Command ===> ________________________________________________________________
                                                                               
Select one or more VSAM spheres, then select an action.                        
                                                                               
  Y  Use default parameters for selected spheres                              
                                                       
  S  VSAM sphere                                   Scan time(Local)  RR bit   
  S  EXMPHLQ.CLUSTER1                              08.158 13:02:54            
  S  EXMPHLQ.CLUSTER4                              08.158 13:02:54            
  S  EXMPHLQ.CLUSTER5                              08.158 13:02:54            
  S  EXMPHLQ.CLUSTER6                              08.158 13:02:54            
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 F1=Help      F3=Exit      F5=FwdRec   F6=Backup    F7=Bkwd     
 F8=Fwd      F10=Menu bar F11=Dereg    F12=Cancel                              
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Every VSAM sphere in the ISMF data set list that is registered to CICS VR is shown on the "CICS VR VSAM sphere list" panel as selected, which is indicated by the letter S next to the name of the sphere. You can either exit the "CICS VR VSAM sphere list" panel, F3, and return to ISMF to fix any errors, or you can create a recovery job for every VSAM sphere that is registered to CICS VR.

To create a recovery job, first ensure that S is displayed next to only those VSAM spheres for which you want to create a recovery job. Then, select the desired recovery action from the Utilities pull-down menu or select the desired recovery action using the associated F-key.

CICS VR creates the recovery job you select. For more information on the selected recovery action, see Running CICS VR forward recovery.

If you are creating a recovery job for a large number of VSAM spheres, use the Use default parameters for selected spheres field on the CICS VR VSAM sphere list panel. Set this field to Y and specify the recovery parameters just once. The selected recovery parameters are applied to each of the specified VSAM spheres. For more information about using the Use default parameters for selected spheres field, refer to the appropriate section for the recovery action you select.