Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
Carmine and all the rest, Thanks for easing my concerns and for the explanation as to why FILE(DD1) is used. I will run future REPRO MERGECAT without the FILE(DD1) statements. Thanks On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 2:02:02 PM EDT, Carmen Vitullo <cvitu...@hughes.net> wrote: not necessary if processing all entries on all volumes online, but if you want to move some entries from a specific volume you can use the FILE(DDx) statement //MOVEPAGE EXEC PGM=IDCAMS //UCATDVR DD DSN=CATALOG.xxx.OSxxx.MCAT,DISP=SHR //UCATNEW DD DSN=CATALOG.xxx.OSxxx.MCAT,DISP=SHR //DD1 DD VOL=SER=DRxxx,UNIT=3390,DISP=OLD //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * REPRO ENTRIES(hlq.mlq.*) - INFILE(UCATDVR) OUTFILE(UCATNEW) MERGECAT FILE(DD1) carmen - Original Message - From: "Steely.Mark" <steely.m...@aaa-texas.com> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 12:35:01 PM Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION I just executed Mergecat process over the weekend and processed several VSAM entries and I did not have to supply any FILE DD statements. Thanks -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of esmie moo Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 12:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Kevin, Now I am worried. I am the origin of the post. I checked and so far I haven't processed any VSAM dsns. If I understand your recommendation, I would need to add the DD statement FILE if VSAM files are to be processed? On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 12:54:30 PM EDT, Neubert, Kevin <kevin.neub...@courts.wa.gov> wrote: DFSMS Access Method Services Commands (SC23-6846), REPRO, REPRO Parameters. FILE(ddname) specifies the name of a DD statement that identifies all the volumes that contain the VVDSs to be updated. If you do not specify FILE, VSAM will try to dynamically allocate the required volumes. Regards, Kevin -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of retired mainframer Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:37 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Since you are not accessing the datasets, why would you care what volume they are on. MERGECAT moves catalog entries from one catalog to another. If any of the entries being moved require the VVDS be updated, the information to access that VVDS is already available and there is no need for the user to provide it. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of John Dawes > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:08 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION > > Jesse, > > I noticed that in your example you do not have the DD1 statements > which indicate on which disks the dsns exist. > > Is it no longer required? I remember that in the past I had to code > in the jcl several DD1 statements when I was doing a REPRO MERGECAT. > > Could you or somebody confirm? I ran test using your example and it > worked. Just want to be sure. > > Sorry to sound like a doubting Thomas. Catalog maintenance makes me nervous. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
My apologies, was simply noting the behavior per the commands manual… “If you do not specify FILE, VSAM will try to dynamically allocate the required volumes.” Regards, Kevin -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of esmie moo Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 10:25 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Kevin, Now I am worried. I am the origin of the post. I checked and so far I haven't processed any VSAM dsns. If I understand your recommendation, I would need to add the DD statement FILE if VSAM files are to be processed? On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 12:54:30 PM EDT, Neubert, Kevin <kevin.neub...@courts.wa.gov> wrote: DFSMS Access Method Services Commands (SC23-6846), REPRO, REPRO Parameters. FILE(ddname) specifies the name of a DD statement that identifies all the volumes that contain the VVDSs to be updated. If you do not specify FILE, VSAM will try to dynamically allocate the required volumes. Regards, Kevin -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of retired mainframer Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:37 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Since you are not accessing the datasets, why would you care what volume they are on. MERGECAT moves catalog entries from one catalog to another. If any of the entries being moved require the VVDS be updated, the information to access that VVDS is already available and there is no need for the user to provide it. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of John Dawes > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:08 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION > > Jesse, > > I noticed that in your example you do not have the DD1 statements > which indicate on which disks the dsns exist. > > Is it no longer required? I remember that in the past I had to code > in the jcl several DD1 statements when I was doing a REPRO MERGECAT. > > Could you or somebody confirm? I ran test using your example and it > worked. Just want to be sure. > > Sorry to sound like a doubting Thomas. Catalog maintenance makes me nervous. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
not necessary if processing all entries on all volumes online, but if you want to move some entries from a specific volume you can use the FILE(DDx) statement //MOVEPAGE EXEC PGM=IDCAMS //UCATDVR DD DSN=CATALOG.xxx.OSxxx.MCAT,DISP=SHR //UCATNEW DD DSN=CATALOG.xxx.OSxxx.MCAT,DISP=SHR //DD1 DD VOL=SER=DRxxx,UNIT=3390,DISP=OLD //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * REPRO ENTRIES(hlq.mlq.*) - INFILE(UCATDVR) OUTFILE(UCATNEW) MERGECAT FILE(DD1) carmen - Original Message - From: "Steely.Mark" <steely.m...@aaa-texas.com> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 12:35:01 PM Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION I just executed Mergecat process over the weekend and processed several VSAM entries and I did not have to supply any FILE DD statements. Thanks -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of esmie moo Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 12:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Kevin, Now I am worried. I am the origin of the post. I checked and so far I haven't processed any VSAM dsns. If I understand your recommendation, I would need to add the DD statement FILE if VSAM files are to be processed? On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 12:54:30 PM EDT, Neubert, Kevin <kevin.neub...@courts.wa.gov> wrote: DFSMS Access Method Services Commands (SC23-6846), REPRO, REPRO Parameters. FILE(ddname) specifies the name of a DD statement that identifies all the volumes that contain the VVDSs to be updated. If you do not specify FILE, VSAM will try to dynamically allocate the required volumes. Regards, Kevin -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of retired mainframer Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:37 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Since you are not accessing the datasets, why would you care what volume they are on. MERGECAT moves catalog entries from one catalog to another. If any of the entries being moved require the VVDS be updated, the information to access that VVDS is already available and there is no need for the user to provide it. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of John Dawes > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:08 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION > > Jesse, > > I noticed that in your example you do not have the DD1 statements > which indicate on which disks the dsns exist. > > Is it no longer required? I remember that in the past I had to code > in the jcl several DD1 statements when I was doing a REPRO MERGECAT. > > Could you or somebody confirm? I ran test using your example and it > worked. Just want to be sure. > > Sorry to sound like a doubting Thomas. Catalog maintenance makes me nervous. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
I just executed Mergecat process over the weekend and processed several VSAM entries and I did not have to supply any FILE DD statements. Thanks -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of esmie moo Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 12:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Kevin, Now I am worried. I am the origin of the post. I checked and so far I haven't processed any VSAM dsns. If I understand your recommendation, I would need to add the DD statement FILE if VSAM files are to be processed? On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 12:54:30 PM EDT, Neubert, Kevin <kevin.neub...@courts.wa.gov> wrote: DFSMS Access Method Services Commands (SC23-6846), REPRO, REPRO Parameters. FILE(ddname) specifies the name of a DD statement that identifies all the volumes that contain the VVDSs to be updated. If you do not specify FILE, VSAM will try to dynamically allocate the required volumes. Regards, Kevin -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of retired mainframer Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:37 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Since you are not accessing the datasets, why would you care what volume they are on. MERGECAT moves catalog entries from one catalog to another. If any of the entries being moved require the VVDS be updated, the information to access that VVDS is already available and there is no need for the user to provide it. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of John Dawes > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:08 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION > > Jesse, > > I noticed that in your example you do not have the DD1 statements > which indicate on which disks the dsns exist. > > Is it no longer required? I remember that in the past I had to code > in the jcl several DD1 statements when I was doing a REPRO MERGECAT. > > Could you or somebody confirm? I ran test using your example and it > worked. Just want to be sure. > > Sorry to sound like a doubting Thomas. Catalog maintenance makes me nervous. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
Kevin, Now I am worried. I am the origin of the post. I checked and so far I haven't processed any VSAM dsns. If I understand your recommendation, I would need to add the DD statement FILE if VSAM files are to be processed? On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 12:54:30 PM EDT, Neubert, Kevin <kevin.neub...@courts.wa.gov> wrote: DFSMS Access Method Services Commands (SC23-6846), REPRO, REPRO Parameters. FILE(ddname) specifies the name of a DD statement that identifies all the volumes that contain the VVDSs to be updated. If you do not specify FILE, VSAM will try to dynamically allocate the required volumes. Regards, Kevin -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of retired mainframer Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:37 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Since you are not accessing the datasets, why would you care what volume they are on. MERGECAT moves catalog entries from one catalog to another. If any of the entries being moved require the VVDS be updated, the information to access that VVDS is already available and there is no need for the user to provide it. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of John Dawes > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:08 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION > > Jesse, > > I noticed that in your example you do not have the DD1 statements > which indicate on which disks the dsns exist. > > Is it no longer required? I remember that in the past I had to code > in the jcl several DD1 statements when I was doing a REPRO MERGECAT. > > Could you or somebody confirm? I ran test using your example and it > worked. Just want to be sure. > > Sorry to sound like a doubting Thomas. Catalog maintenance makes me nervous. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
DFSMS Access Method Services Commands (SC23-6846), REPRO, REPRO Parameters. FILE(ddname) specifies the name of a DD statement that identifies all the volumes that contain the VVDSs to be updated. If you do not specify FILE, VSAM will try to dynamically allocate the required volumes. Regards, Kevin -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of retired mainframer Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:37 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Since you are not accessing the datasets, why would you care what volume they are on. MERGECAT moves catalog entries from one catalog to another. If any of the entries being moved require the VVDS be updated, the information to access that VVDS is already available and there is no need for the user to provide it. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of John Dawes > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:08 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION > > Jesse, > > I noticed that in your example you do not have the DD1 statements > which indicate on which disks the dsns exist. > > Is it no longer required? I remember that in the past I had to code > in the jcl several DD1 statements when I was doing a REPRO MERGECAT. > > Could you or somebody confirm? I ran test using your example and it > worked. Just want to be sure. > > Sorry to sound like a doubting Thomas. Catalog maintenance makes me nervous. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
Since you are not accessing the datasets, why would you care what volume they are on. MERGECAT moves catalog entries from one catalog to another. If any of the entries being moved require the VVDS be updated, the information to access that VVDS is already available and there is no need for the user to provide it. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of John Dawes > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:08 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: MERGECAT QUESTION > > Jesse, > > I noticed that in your example you do not have the DD1 statements which > indicate on > which disks the dsns exist. > > Is it no longer required? I remember that in the past I had to code in the > jcl several DD1 > statements when I was doing a REPRO MERGECAT. > > Could you or somebody confirm? I ran test using your example and it worked. > Just want > to be sure. > > Sorry to sound like a doubting Thomas. Catalog maintenance makes me nervous. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
No problem, Thomas. ;-) As I said, that is (more or less) the JCL that I last used for MERGECAT. There is no reference in control statements to the JCL DD card. I suspect that the old requirement to 'mount' an online DASD volume--especially the one containing the master catalog--has been relaxed or eliminated. It seems pretty primitive the era of dynamic allocation. I did not consult official doc before posting. . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW robin...@sce.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of John Dawes Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 9:08 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Jesse, I noticed that in your example you do not have the DD1 statements which indicate on which disks the dsns exist. Is it no longer required? I remember that in the past I had to code in the jcl several DD1 statements when I was doing a REPRO MERGECAT. Could you or somebody confirm? I ran test using your example and it worked. Just want to be sure. Sorry to sound like a doubting Thomas. Catalog maintenance makes me nervous. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
Jesse, I noticed that in your example you do not have the DD1 statements which indicate on which disks the dsns exist. Is it no longer required? I remember that in the past I had to code in the jcl several DD1 statements when I was doing a REPRO MERGECAT. Could you or somebody confirm? I ran test using your example and it worked. Just want to be sure. Sorry to sound like a doubting Thomas. Catalog maintenance makes me nervous. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
Thanks Jesse for the example. I will use it to perform the MERGECAT. Thank you to all who responded. On Friday, September 22, 2017, 2:30:03 PM EDT, Jesse 1 Robinson <jesse1.robin...@sce.com> wrote: Here's a scrubbed-up version of the last MERGECAT I ran. DD CATVOL is in the JCL but not referenced in IDCAMS control statements. As for the order of MERGECAT and DEF ALIAS, I put them in that order. Can't say if that's required. Note: in the original incarnation of MERGECAT, you were not allowed to REPRO out of a master catalog for safety reasons. That restriction was relaxed eons ago. In any case desk-check this very well to avoid utter catastrophe. ;-( //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,REGION=32M //CATVOL DD DISP=OLD,DSN=source-catalog //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * REPRO IDS(source-catalog) MERGECAT - LVL(hlq-to-move) - ODS(target-catalog) IF LASTCC = 0 THEN DO DEL hlq-to-move ALIAS /* cleanup just in case */ DEF ALIAS (NAME(hlq-to-move) REL(target-catalog) ) END . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW robin...@sce.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of esmie moo Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 10:32 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Thanks Todd, I looked at a few examples (IBM REDBOOK) and they have DD1 statements. Do I need to use them as well? On Friday, September 22, 2017 11:27:09 AM, Burrell, Todd <todd_burr...@csx.com> wrote: I usually do the MERGECAT first and then define the alias. I believe the ALIAS DEFINE will fail if there are entries in the MCAT that match it... -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of esmie moo Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 11:16 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: MERGECAT QUESTION Gentle Readers, We have about hundreds of user dsns which are cataloged in the MCAT because the alias for the users were not defined.My question is the sequence I should follow. For example do I define the ALIAS and then perform the MERGECAT? or I perform the MERGECAT and then define the ALIAS?I don't have a test system in which I can try it out. Below is my jcl to run the MERGECAT:/* //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,REGION=2048K,TIME=1440 //DD1 DD VOL=SER=MCAT03,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD// DD VOL=SER=TST001,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * REPRO - INDATASET(TSUT3.MCAT) - OUTDATASET(USERCAT.APPLIC) - LEVEL(CTPRT17) - MERGECAT - FILE(DD1) /* // Thanks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This email transmission and any accompanying attachments may contain CSX privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the intended addressee. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or action taken in reliance on the contents of this email by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please immediately delete it and notify sender at the above CSX email address. Sender and CSX accept no liability for any damage caused directly or indirectly by receipt of this email. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: I
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
MCAT should certainly be READ for all but a handful of system support folks. The actions required here require MCAT update in two respects: MERGECAT deletes source entries from MCAT, while DEF ALIAS requires yet another update. . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW robin...@sce.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 2:34 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: MERGECAT QUESTION I guess one question not asked is how is the Master cat updated this way. I think a best practice is to have MCAT READ Access with only a few users who can update to add ALIASes and the like. If your MCAT is not READ, that may be a task you may wish to perform Lizette > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of esmie moo > Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 8:16 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: MERGECAT QUESTION > > Gentle Readers, > We have about hundreds of user dsns which are cataloged in the MCAT > because the alias for the users were not defined.My question is the > sequence I should follow. For example do I define the ALIAS and then > perform the MERGECAT? or I perform the MERGECAT and then define the > ALIAS?I don't have a test system in which I can try it out. > Below is my jcl to run the > MERGECAT:/* //STEP1EXEC > PGM=IDCAMS,REGION=2048K,TIME=1440//DD1 DD VOL=SER=MCAT03,UNIT=SYSA > LLDA,DISP=OLD// DD VOL=SER=TST001,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD//SYSPRINT > DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD * > REPRO - >INDATASET(TSUT3.MCAT) - > OUTDATASET(USERCAT.APPLIC) - > LEVEL(CTPRT17) - > MERGECAT - >FILE(DD1) > /* // > Thanks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
I guess one question not asked is how is the Master cat updated this way. I think a best practice is to have MCAT READ Access with only a few users who can update to add ALIASes and the like. If your MCAT is not READ, that may be a task you may wish to perform Lizette > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of esmie moo > Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 8:16 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: MERGECAT QUESTION > > Gentle Readers, > We have about hundreds of user dsns which are cataloged in the MCAT because > the alias for the users were not defined.My question is the sequence I should > follow. For example do I define the ALIAS and then perform the MERGECAT? or I > perform the MERGECAT and then define the ALIAS?I don't have a test system in > which I can try it out. > Below is my jcl to run the > MERGECAT:/* //STEP1EXEC > PGM=IDCAMS,REGION=2048K,TIME=1440//DD1 DD VOL=SER=MCAT03,UNIT=SYSA > LLDA,DISP=OLD// DD VOL=SER=TST001,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD//SYSPRINT > DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD * > REPRO - >INDATASET(TSUT3.MCAT) - > OUTDATASET(USERCAT.APPLIC) - > LEVEL(CTPRT17) - > MERGECAT - >FILE(DD1) > /* // > Thanks. > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
Here's a scrubbed-up version of the last MERGECAT I ran. DD CATVOL is in the JCL but not referenced in IDCAMS control statements. As for the order of MERGECAT and DEF ALIAS, I put them in that order. Can't say if that's required. Note: in the original incarnation of MERGECAT, you were not allowed to REPRO out of a master catalog for safety reasons. That restriction was relaxed eons ago. In any case desk-check this very well to avoid utter catastrophe. ;-( //STEP1EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,REGION=32M //CATVOL DD DISP=OLD,DSN=source-catalog //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD * REPRO IDS(source-catalog) MERGECAT - LVL(hlq-to-move) - ODS(target-catalog) IF LASTCC = 0 THEN DO DEL hlq-to-move ALIAS /* cleanup just in case */ DEF ALIAS (NAME(hlq-to-move) REL(target-catalog) ) END . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW robin...@sce.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of esmie moo Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 10:32 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: MERGECAT QUESTION Thanks Todd, I looked at a few examples (IBM REDBOOK) and they have DD1 statements. Do I need to use them as well? On Friday, September 22, 2017 11:27:09 AM, Burrell, Todd <todd_burr...@csx.com> wrote: I usually do the MERGECAT first and then define the alias. I believe the ALIAS DEFINE will fail if there are entries in the MCAT that match it... -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of esmie moo Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 11:16 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: MERGECAT QUESTION Gentle Readers, We have about hundreds of user dsns which are cataloged in the MCAT because the alias for the users were not defined.My question is the sequence I should follow. For example do I define the ALIAS and then perform the MERGECAT? or I perform the MERGECAT and then define the ALIAS?I don't have a test system in which I can try it out. Below is my jcl to run the MERGECAT:/* //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,REGION=2048K,TIME=1440 //DD1 DD VOL=SER=MCAT03,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD// DD VOL=SER=TST001,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * REPRO - INDATASET(TSUT3.MCAT) - OUTDATASET(USERCAT.APPLIC) - LEVEL(CTPRT17) - MERGECAT - FILE(DD1) /* // Thanks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This email transmission and any accompanying attachments may contain CSX privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the intended addressee. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or action taken in reliance on the contents of this email by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please immediately delete it and notify sender at the above CSX email address. Sender and CSX accept no liability for any damage caused directly or indirectly by receipt of this email. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
Thanks Todd, I looked at a few examples (IBM REDBOOK) and they have DD1 statements. Do I need to use them as well? On Friday, September 22, 2017 11:27:09 AM, Burrell, Todd <todd_burr...@csx.com> wrote: I usually do the MERGECAT first and then define the alias. I believe the ALIAS DEFINE will fail if there are entries in the MCAT that match it... -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of esmie moo Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 11:16 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: MERGECAT QUESTION Gentle Readers, We have about hundreds of user dsns which are cataloged in the MCAT because the alias for the users were not defined.My question is the sequence I should follow. For example do I define the ALIAS and then perform the MERGECAT? or I perform the MERGECAT and then define the ALIAS?I don't have a test system in which I can try it out. Below is my jcl to run the MERGECAT:/* //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,REGION=2048K,TIME=1440 //DD1 DD VOL=SER=MCAT03,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD// DD VOL=SER=TST001,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * REPRO - INDATASET(TSUT3.MCAT) - OUTDATASET(USERCAT.APPLIC) - LEVEL(CTPRT17) - MERGECAT - FILE(DD1) /* // Thanks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This email transmission and any accompanying attachments may contain CSX privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the intended addressee. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or action taken in reliance on the contents of this email by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please immediately delete it and notify sender at the above CSX email address. Sender and CSX accept no liability for any damage caused directly or indirectly by receipt of this email. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
Documented here on about a page and a half in length: DFSMS Managing Catalogs (SC23-6853), Maintaining Catalogs, Changing the Size of Contents of a Catalog. Regards Kevin -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of esmie moo Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 8:16 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: MERGECAT QUESTION Gentle Readers, We have about hundreds of user dsns which are cataloged in the MCAT because the alias for the users were not defined.My question is the sequence I should follow. For example do I define the ALIAS and then perform the MERGECAT? or I perform the MERGECAT and then define the ALIAS?I don't have a test system in which I can try it out. Below is my jcl to run the MERGECAT:/* //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,REGION=2048K,TIME=1440 //DD1 DD VOL=SER=MCAT03,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD// DD VOL=SER=TST001,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * REPRO - INDATASET(TSUT3.MCAT) - OUTDATASET(USERCAT.APPLIC) - LEVEL(CTPRT17) - MERGECAT - FILE(DD1) /* // Thanks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MERGECAT QUESTION
I usually do the MERGECAT first and then define the alias. I believe the ALIAS DEFINE will fail if there are entries in the MCAT that match it... -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of esmie moo Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 11:16 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: MERGECAT QUESTION Gentle Readers, We have about hundreds of user dsns which are cataloged in the MCAT because the alias for the users were not defined.My question is the sequence I should follow. For example do I define the ALIAS and then perform the MERGECAT? or I perform the MERGECAT and then define the ALIAS?I don't have a test system in which I can try it out. Below is my jcl to run the MERGECAT:/* //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,REGION=2048K,TIME=1440 //DD1 DD VOL=SER=MCAT03,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD// DD VOL=SER=TST001,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * REPRO - INDATASET(TSUT3.MCAT) - OUTDATASET(USERCAT.APPLIC) - LEVEL(CTPRT17) - MERGECAT - FILE(DD1) /* // Thanks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This email transmission and any accompanying attachments may contain CSX privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the intended addressee. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or action taken in reliance on the contents of this email by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please immediately delete it and notify sender at the above CSX email address. Sender and CSX accept no liability for any damage caused directly or indirectly by receipt of this email. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
MERGECAT QUESTION
Gentle Readers, We have about hundreds of user dsns which are cataloged in the MCAT because the alias for the users were not defined.My question is the sequence I should follow. For example do I define the ALIAS and then perform the MERGECAT? or I perform the MERGECAT and then define the ALIAS?I don't have a test system in which I can try it out. Below is my jcl to run the MERGECAT:/* //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,REGION=2048K,TIME=1440 //DD1 DD VOL=SER=MCAT03,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD// DD VOL=SER=TST001,UNIT=SYSALLDA,DISP=OLD//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * REPRO - INDATASET(TSUT3.MCAT) - OUTDATASET(USERCAT.APPLIC) - LEVEL(CTPRT17) - MERGECAT - FILE(DD1) /* // Thanks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
