For testing ACS routines, there is Naviquest. Documented in the DFSMS manuals. 
Takes a bit of learning/playing, but it is quite effective. It is basically 
batch drives of the ISMF ISPF panels, so it can be a bit CPU intenstive.

Dave Gibney
Information Technology Services
Washington State University


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> Subject: Re: How to determine if a MGMT/DATA/STOR class is used
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> STORCLAS and MGMTCLAS apply only to SMS datasets which must be
> catalogued.
> You could use the Catalog Search Interface to extract the names of "in use"
> classes or to search for one or more specific classes.
> 
> The same will work for DATACLAS for the catalogued datasets.  For
> uncatalogued ones, I don't know if the system even keeps track of DATACLAS
> after the dataset is allocated since the pack need not have a VVDS.
> 
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> :>: Behalf Of Lizette Koehler
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> :>: Subject: How to determine if a MGMT/DATA/STOR class is used
> :>:
> :>: I know I can use MXG + SAS to probably do this.  But I was wondering if
> :>: anyone has an idea of how to determine if the
> STORCLAS/DATACLAS/MGMTCLAS
> :>: is actually being used.
> :>:
> :>: I know when I translate the ACS code it will provide some clues, but I
> :>: want a way to provide a report to show the truth.
> :>:
> :>: I probably would like the DSN HQL associated with the xCLAS classes, but
> :>: really just need to know if xCLAS was used at all.  I might have it
> :>: coded in the ACS routine but not really used.  i.e.  The dataset is not
> :>: seen.
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