Massaki-san said
> They want to set default retantion date based on volser range. 

This is a challenge. rmm tries to first determine how VRSes match to the data 
sets, regardless of volser, primarily using data set name and secondarily via 
SMS MC and VRS management value. In addition the volume can match to a volume 
VRS, either specific or generic. When not/no longer VRS retained, the volume 
EXPDT determines when the volume expires.

Is this volser range in a specific library and the only range in that library?
What are they using to direct data sets to that volser range?  If it were SMS 
SG it could be possible to assign also a specific SMS MC to the data sets for 
rmm to use for retention.  However, you would have to ensure that there was no 
match to a data set VRS (remember that the default VRS * is not matched to when 
either SMS MC or VRS MV are used).

Depending on the z/OS there are slightly better options with R13, where rmm now 
has a a choice retention methods. Using RM(EXPDT) would avoid the VRS matching 
and enable your customer to do what they want.

The above ways might also require some code to be written for EDG_EXIT100 to 
set correct VRS MV/EXPDT based on volser or target library.

Perhaps if all the details were known it might be possible to solve the 
challenge, but IBM-MAIN probably isnt the medium for that.

Mike Wood   independent rmm expert

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