But Willie said it was done in JCL. How? :>: -----Original Message----- :>: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On :>: Behalf Of Skip Robinson :>: Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 3:04 PM :>: To: [email protected] :>: Subject: Re: DFDSS QUESTION - SEMI URGENT :>: :>: To specify a catalog, you have to use IDCAMS DEFINE with the CATALOG :>: parameter. If SAF allows it, you can specify any catalog you choose :>: regardless of normal search order. :>: :>: From: retired mainframer :>: To: [email protected], :>: Date: 06/13/2014 12:16 PM :>: Subject: Re: DFDSS QUESTION - SEMI URGENT :>: Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> :>: :>: :>: :>: How does a user specify a specific catalog in JCL when defining a :>: dataset? :>: :>: :>: -----Original Message----- :>: :>: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM- :>: [email protected]] :>: On :>: :>: Behalf Of willie bunter :>: :>: Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 9:31 AM :>: :>: To: [email protected] :>: :>: Subject: Re: DFDSS QUESTION - SEMI URGENT :>: :>: :>: :>: I found the cause of the problem. The user defined the dsn in a :>: :>: specific USER CAT. In his JCL he specified the USER CAT name. He :>: broke :>: :>: the house rules of letting the system decide which USER CAT to has :>: to :>: be :>: :>: allocated. Hence when the LISTCATs failed because the system was :>: :>: looking at the default USER CAT. The REPRO MERGECAT of the ALIAS :>: fixed :>: :>: the problem.
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