Mainframe Enablers TimeFinder SnapVX and zDP 8.5 Product Guide

Use the DEFINE GROUP command to create or change a group definition. TimeFinder stores each group that you define in a member in the group dataset under the group name you give it. TimeFinder performs simple syntax validation of the statements in the group when it adds the group to the group dataset library.

You cannot edit a group that you have already created. Instead, issue the DEFINE GROUP command (with the REPLACE parameter) to respecify all the commands within the group.

All commands that follow (until an END GROUP command is encountered) are considered to be part of the group definition. Only GLOBAL and LINK commands may be part of the group definition. The END GROUP command ends the group definition. END GROUP can be followed by other statements, including statements that apply to the group, or statements defining other groups.

The following example shows how to define a group:

DEFINE GROUP EMCZDP (REPLACE(YES))                               
                                                                  
   GLOBAL  AUTOMATIC_RELEASE(Y) CLEAN_DIFF(YES) -                 
           VARY_OFFLINE(AUTO) VARY_ONLINE(AUTO) CHKO(NEVER) -     
           DEBUG(API)                                             
                                                                  
                                                                  
   LINK      -                                                    
        (SOURCE (SYMDV# (0100)) -                                 
         TARGET (SYMDV# (0101)) -                                 
         NAME(EMCZDP%TIME11% )  -                      
         LOCAL(UNIT(8000)) )                                      
                                                                  
 END GROUP