Thanks to everyone for answering this question. I was just experiencing what must be the NOSCRATCH behavior. Serendipity that this thread just occured.
On 5/20/2010 at 2:18 PM, in message <[email protected]>, "R.S." <[email protected]> wrote: > W dniu 2010-05-20 22:01, Lizette Koehler pisze: >> I am trying to understand the relationship between the use of SCRATCH and > NOSCRATCH in an SMS environment with GDGs. >> >> According to the manual: >> >> SCRATCH - SPECIFIES THAT THE GENERATION DATA SET IS TO BE REMOVED >> FROM THE VTOC OF THE VOLUME ON WHICH IT RESIDES WHEN IT IS >> UNCATALOGED. >> NOSCRATCH >> - SPECIFIES THAT THE GENERATION DATA SET IS NOT TO BE >> REMOVED FROM THE VTOC OF THE VOLUME ON WHICH IT RESIDES >> WHEN IT IS UNCATALOGED. >> >> But an SMS environment should not allow a dataset to be uncataloged. >> >> So, in an SMS environment, does it really matter if SCRATCH or NOSCRATCH is > used? > > Yes, it does. SCRATCH option causes the oldest generation to be deleted > (I assume NOEMPTY, just to simplify). > NOSCRATCH does not delete the oldest generation - the dataset will stay > on DASD. However such dataset is no longer part of GDG. It is cataloged, > but you cannot reference it using GDG.NAME(-n) relative name. It is more > like regular nonVSAM dataset with GnnnnVyy as last qualifier. Cataloged, > of course. > > -- > Radoslaw Skorupka > Lodz, Poland > > > -- > BRE Bank SA > ul. Senatorska 18 > 00-950 Warszawa > www.brebank.pl > > Sąd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy > XII Wydział Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sądowego, > nr rejestru przedsiębiorców KRS 0000025237 > NIP: 526-021-50-88 > Według stanu na dzień 01.01.2009 r. kapitał zakładowy BRE Banku SA (w > całości wpłacony) wynosi 118.763.528 złotych. W związku z realizacją > warunkowego podwyższenia kapitału zakładowego, na podstawie uchwały XXI WZ z > dnia 16 marca 2008r., oraz uchwały XVI NWZ z dnia 27 października 2008r., > może ulec podwyższeniu do kwoty 123.763.528 zł. Akcje w podwyższonym kapitale > zakładowym BRE Banku SA będą w całości opłacone. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html >>> The information contained in this electronic communication and any document attached hereto or transmitted herewith is confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any examination, use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this communication. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
