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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Db2 for z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 2, 2025

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COPYTOCOPY with new keyword SYSTEMPAGES(YES)

We do FlashCopy image copies by COPY utility and then a COPYTOCOPY to other media from these FlashCopies.

Normally the UNLOAD utility can use these image copies generated by COPYTOCOPY, but in some cases not: as the dictionary was created by INSERT processing and no REORG afterwards as DSNACCOX does not detect such a situation. A new keyword SYSTEMPAGES(YES) in COPYTOCOPY will elimante this problem, but this keyword could not be specified in COPYTOCOPY utility but only in COPY utility.

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  • Admin
    SOO KIM
    Jan 14, 2026

    Dear Peter,


    Thank you for submitting your enhancement request for the COPYTOCOPY utility. We
    appreciate your valuable feedback and the time you took to share your idea with us.
    After careful review, we regret to inform you that it does not align with our current
    development priorities for the next 12 months. We understand the benefits of being able
    to unload from a sequential image copy created from a FlashCopy image copy by
    COPYTOCOPY even when the data is compressed or versioned, and the system pages
    are not at the front of the image copy. REORG of the table space prior to the creation of
    the FlashCopy image copy (as mentioned in your request) is our recommendation for a
    work-around as it allows the data to be unloaded successfully without the
    SYSTEMPAGES YES support in COPYTOCOPY.


    Your feedback is essential in shaping the future direction of Db2 for z/OS utilities, and we
    appreciate your participation in this process. Thank you again for your contribution, and
    we look forward to your future suggestions.


    Sincerely,
    Db2 for z/OS Utilities Team

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