I'm looking at a customer batch job and they are rolling over 12 monthly files by 1 - the oldest going off to another data set on tape. They are doing this with ICEGENER copy steps. Each monthly file is a different GDG. Rather than do the actual copying I'd like them to explore using some form of rename.
In this case it boils down to renaming FILE1(0) to FILE2(+1). IDCAMS ALTER will do it with hardcoded generations and versions. I checked this and that the structure of the target GDG was intact - by coding some JCL on my own system. However, I'd prefer not to have to recommend absolute generations and versions. Does anyone know how to do this with (0) and (+1)? Yes, I'm aware there may be some operational difficulties with this approach - we didn't keep n generations this way. I'm not convinced the customer actually wants to. I want to present them with options. Thanks, Martin Martin Packer, Mainframe Performance Consultant, zChampion Worldwide Banking Center of Excellence, IBM +44-7802-245-584 email: [email protected] Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
