If you have datasets that must be cataloged in the mastercatalog and you want to access them from other systems, you must define that mastercatalog as usercatalogs in the other systems.
Do a LISTC ALIAS ALL and check which aliases have an associated usercat that is a mastercatalog of another system. Kees > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Todd Burrell > Sent: 25 September, 2018 13:58 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Master cats as user cats on other systems - why? > > I had a co-worker ask me today why we have all of our master catalogs as > user cats on the other systems in the sysplex? Besides convenience I > really had no answer as to why we had it setup this way? I've just > always done it this way, but besides convenience of listing and updating > catalogs from other systems is there really any reason for this? > > And what are best practices? And if GRS and share options are setup > properly, is there really any risk to setting things up this way? > > Thanks > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
