We use a 3rd party product to initialize these datasets & prevent the orphans. ddk
>>Darth, >>Sound like you have the cart in front of the horse to me. I used to code the >>ACS to assign DSORG=PS if it was blank and did not meet any other DSORG's >>criteria. This prevented the HSM orphans that Radoslaw referred to. >>Ron ************************************************************************************** This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. 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

