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So I have some JCL code that backs up a PDS for me whenever I submit the job. My question is if it's possible to create some JCL code that will backup my PDS, every night and automatically, and how I would go about doing that?

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    Most mainframe site's have a scheduling package (e.g. opc) that will run jobs / schedules at specific times, typically this is restricted to production jobs. Also many sites use HSM to automatically backup all dataset, often only 2 versions are kept though. – Bruce Martin Nov 13 '13 at 23:30
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    Your boss sends a memo to the Support Team's boss and they arrange it (by scheduling something, as Bruce has said). – Bill Woodger Nov 14 '13 at 07:50
  • If there is some difficulty with using site backups or HSM, you could write a rexx to copy the PDS, and invoke it when you login or logout. That way it is automatic but under your control. How the rexx is invoked is somewhat site-specific. – Turophile Jan 19 '14 at 20:52

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Find out with automation or scheduling product they use.

Tivoli is quite popular.

So you could ask if your shop uses Tivoli Workload Scheduler (still referred to as OPC); or Tivoli Netview.

If you tell us will product they have you can they setup either a daily job using TWS or with Netview you can use the "TIMERS" command to fire off a command every similar to chron.

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  • Ahh yes...it's been awhile since I've participated in Stackoverflow. I forget all the nitty gritty, troll, and egos....err my bad. – paulywill Apr 19 '15 at 14:48