Performing User Tasks

Although DFSMSrmm automates many of the tasks required to manage your removable media library, there are some tasks you can perform manually:

Defining the resources in your removable media library, such as volumes, data sets, and shelves, to the DFSMSrmm control data set
Updating this same information
Registering software product volumes
Obtaining information about these resources
Requesting scratch volumes for private use
Releasing volumes
Requesting electronic notification when a volume expires
Confirming volume movements and release actions

You can request these tasks using the DFSMSrmm ISPF dialog, the DFSMSrmm application programming interface, or the TSO/E command set that DFSMSrmm provides. Generally you use the DFSMSrmm ISPF dialog to perform DFSMSrmm tasks. You might want to use the TSO/E commands in procedures you write. You can use the dialog and command set in the foreground. You can also submit requests for batch processing.