Jane Dagostino-Snyder had a question on setting up ADSM to work with TMS (i.e.
release tapes back to TMS when ADSM is done with them).

Jane, have you set up a tape deletion exit for ADSM to invoke? You have to do
a couple of things:

   1) Customize a tape deletion exit for ADSM to use. There are a couple of
      options here:
         a) If you use DFHSM or DFSMShsm in your MVS shop, there is probably
            an ARCTVEXT exit already in place that performs the function you
            need. It is entirely possible that ADSM can use this exit 'as is'.
         b) If you need to set up a new exit, I believe that CA-1 provides a
            sample exit called TMSTMSTV. You will need to customize it for your
            shop. The exit must be in the LINKLIST.
   2) Make sure that when ADSM uses a scratch tape, it is flagged as
      'externally managed'. When you do a CA-1 query against the tape, FLAG3
      should have EDM set (I think it's X'20').
   3) Code the DELETIONEXIT option in the ADSM server options file. Remember
      you will need to shut down and restart the server in order for the option
      to take effect. It has the form of 'DELETIONEXIT <exitname>' where
      <exitname> is the name of the tape volume exit you set up (i.e. ARCTVEXT,
      etc.).

When ADSM deletes a tape from its inventory (as in the scenario you described)
it will invoke the tape deletion exit, which will expire the tape.

Hope this helps.

Andy Raibeck
ADSM Level 2 Support
408-256-0130