No. You cannot rename a usercat. You will need to define another UCAT and use REPRO MERGECAT to move the entries and update the VVDS backward references. You will also need to reorient each ALIAS in the master catalog.
You also cannot use IDCAMS to move entries from one catalog to another when the datasets are OPEN. IDCAMS will actually allow the move, but will issue errors when it attempt to remove the records from the SOURCE catalog since the dataset is allocated. There are other issues with moving datasets while they are open and if you would like to discuss them further, you can call me anytime at 412.366.3566 (I promise to be a techie and not a sales person!). Dino-Software does have a tool that allows the user to move datasets from one catalog to another while datasets are open. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Barry Jones Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Can I rename a USERCAT Hi, I was wondering if I can use IDCAMS to rename a USERCAT. If I can, then I presume that I'd need to DELETE and DEFINE any ALIAS related to the USERCAT. Has anyone does this? What would I need to watch out for? If there are datasets open that are defined in the USERCAT, then what are the risks? Any other GATCHAs I need to to think about? Thanks. Barry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
