Access to a file for which a retention period is defined

A retention period can be defined or modified with the CATAL macro or MODIFY-FILE-ATTRIBUTES command (entry in the file catalog) or with the FILE macro or ADD-FILE-LINK command (entry in the TFT).

No write access to the file is permitted during the specified retention period. Only the owner of a file can modify its retention period. A file with a retention period can be deleted without resetting the retention period by specifying IGNORE=EXDATE in the ERASE macro or IGNORE-PROTECTION=*EXPIRATION-DATE in the DELETE-FILE command.
If the FREE-FOR-DELETION date has been reached, the file can be deleted even if its retention period has not yet expired.