BRMS - *OMIT detailed settings using IBM Navigator for i

By kimot, 27 December, 2022

In BRMS you can omit items from backup using option on green screen.
Backup Policy
2. Work with items to omit from backup

But if you want more detailed settings for omitted items you have to use IBM Navigator for i

Omit

Select Actions/Properties on given Control Group

Omit

Then Change Omits on appropriate Item and finally you can make detailed settings for Omits.

Omit

If You have some libraries ommited on green screen BRMS option :
2. Work with items to omit from backup
It's important to Add this libraries to Omits in Navigator.
BRMS doesn't merge Green screen and Navigator ommits.

 

On green scren you can check if omits in concrete Control Group/Item is set on green screen or through Navigator (BRMS Client Omits column)

Work with Backup Control Groups
Edit Backup Control Group Entries
F14=Display client omit status

                      Display BRMS Client Omit Status               IBMSERVER
                                                                         
Group . . . . . . . . . . : SRVSAV                                    
Text  . . . . . . . . . . : Service Backup for ASAPLX                    
                                                                         
                                    BRMS                                 
      Backup      List  ASP         Client                               
Seq   Items       Type  Device      Omits                                
  10  *EXIT                                                              
  20  *EXIT                                                              
  30  *SAVSECDTA                                                         
  40  *SAVCFG                                                            
  50  *ALLUSR           *SYSBAS     *YES                                 
  60  *ALLDLO                       *NO                                  
  70  LINKSRV     *LNK  *ALLAVL                                          
  80  LNKREDUCED  *LNK  *ALLAVL                                          
 100  *EXIT