You can use a single scheduled Admin command to automatically
return empty offsite tapes : -
UPD VOL * ACCESS=READW WHERESTG='name of offsite storagepool'
 WHERESTATUS=EMPTY WHEREACCESS=OFFSITE
This will automatically delete empty offsite volumes from ADSM
and if you are using a tape management system, flag them to be
returned.
Chris Morris            chris.morris AT natpower DOT com
This represents the view of the author alone and is not to be
considered as the position of National Power Plc.
Original Message follows :-
         If I run the TSO Admin Client to issue a query for off-site tapes that
are empty and need to be returned, and store it in a dataset... once
these tapes are returned, I would have to use this dataset - list of
tape volsers - as input to another routine.  A routine that reads the
volsers, line by line, and issues UPD VOL command to change the access
back to read/write.  Am I right?  Is there an easier way to update the
status of returned tapes?  How are you all doing it?  Using SAS or a
tool like that?  Any examples?
THANKS!
Julie Phinney
JULPHINN @ EMPHESYS.E-MAIL.COM