How to use DLMSCR with Control-M Tape

Summary: How to use DLMSCR with Control-M Tape

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Symptoms

DLMSCR requires a specific report type as input from the mainframe tape management system.  For BMC Control-M Tape, the JCL used to process a scratch report is
Approximately:

//DLMSCR1  EXEC PGM=DLMSCR,COND=(0,NE),                                                                            
//    PARM='TYPE=CTLM,PREFIX=xx,PREFIXLN=n,DEV=dddd'                                                            
//STEPLIB  DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=<your.DLMSCR.program.library.data.set>                                                                      
//DLMSCR   DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=<your.controlm.tape.report.file>                                             
//DLMLOG   DD  SYSOUT=*                                          

Cause

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Resolution

See the Disk Library for mainframe (DLm) z/OS Utilities Guide for clarification on JCL and parm requirements.   As described in the manual, for Control-M Tape, the parm ‘TYPE=CTLM’ is required for both the daily scratch report or the full list of scratch tapes.

The report format for Control-M Tape is different from the report format of Control-T ! 

Affected Products

Disk Library for mainframe DLm2500, Disk Library for mainframe DLm8000
Article Properties
Article Number: 000209783
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 12 Sept 2025
Version:  7
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