The ability to rename an "in use" dataset was intended to work around the case where two copies with the same name exist and you want to update the unused copy. It was never intended to rename the copy being used.
The feature is activated by the existence of a particular profile in the FACILITY class. I believe it is described in the DFP Advanced Services manual. You would need to be PERMITTED to the profile. You can compress the dataset in batch with IEBCOPY and DISP=SHR but you run the risk of active tasks having problems if any open member is relocated. -----Original Message----- From: Betsy Jeffery [mailto:snip] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 9:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Renaming SYS1.VTAMLST Hello everyone: I've got a SYS1.VTAMLST out of space and I'm looking for a way to rename it. Fortunately it is on a test system. I've tried IEHPROGM but since the volume is always in use (contains catalogs) that attempt fails. SO - VTAM has it allocated even without coding it in the STC (I'm guessing z/OS does this by default). I seem to recall that a method to rename active datasets appeared around OS390 2.10 but having change locations, that functionally is either not turned-on here or not available in z/OS 1.4? I'm looking for any hints, tips, backdoor tricks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
