Ok another short one: just a small JCL script with working example for the definition of a user catalog. This would accompany the example of the alias definition for a user catalog that can be found here.
//DEFCAT EXEC PGM=IDCAMS //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * DEFINE UCAT (NAME(SYS1.USERCAT.PROD) VOLUME(DASD1B) - CYL(6,1) ICFCAT )
Enjoy.
Pierre G.
A very short one, but regularly asked by my mentees: how to copy the contents of a catalog? Just use IDCAMS’ REPRO facility, like you would for a regular VSAM dataset
//COPYCAT EXEC PGM=IDCAMS //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * REPRO INDATASET(CATALOG.MVSICFM.VD9ECAT) - OUTDATASET(SYS1.MSTRCTLG)
//Pierre G
This JCL defines an ALIAS in the current master catalog. The alias points to the user catalog named in the RELATE clause.
Use a STEPCAT pointing to another master catalog when needed.
//DEFCAT EXEC PGM=IDCAMS //* STEPCAT DD DISP=SHR etc when needed //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * DEF ALIAS (NAME(PROD) RELATE(SYS1.USERCAT.PROD)) /* //
//Pierre G