:>: -----Original Message-----
:>: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
:>: Behalf Of Rajesh Janakiraman
:>: Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 8:03 AM
:>: To: [email protected]
:>: Subject: Re: To Generate Dataset Report for a Storage Group ( TSO Users
:>: Storage Group)
:>:
:>: Mates,
:>:
:>: I need to generate a report for those datasets, i.e. i need to FTP all
:>: list
:>: of dataset name with space, created, etc.. from that storage group.
:>:
:>: Hi Scott Barry,
:>:
:>: I came across DCOLLECT, can you pls help me in detail?
The output from DCOLLECT contains both EBCDIC fields (normal text) and
binary fields (flags and numeric values). If you ftp this output, you will
need to do so in binary format. That raises the question of who will
receive the output. If they will receive the data on a system other than
z/OS, will they be able to read the EBCDIC data? Will they understand what
the flags mean?
If this report is going to managers, auditors, or the like, you might
produce a more usable report with:
Use ISMF to identify all the volumes in the storage group.
For each volume, use ISPF 3.4 and specify Option P, Dsname Level blank,
and the appropriate volume serial. This will produce a list containing the
data you want for that volume.
You could do the same and specify Option PV to produce additional
information about the volume itself, not the datasets on it.
The resulting listing will be in your ISPF list data set. It will be
completely in clear readable text so you could ftp it with the ASCII option
to non-z/OS users if needed.
You also have the option of using a tool like DFSORT or IEBGENER to
preprocess the listing and delete any data columns that are irrelevant to
the recipients.
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