Graham, I've often had to go into companies being given a TSO ID and knowing nothing else about the site. One of my first steps would be to ask one of the Storage group people to run a DCOLLECT job (DFSMS Data Collection Facility) to list all datasets on all DASD on the system and put the output in a sequential file. This would have all dataset names, last reference dates, DSORG and more. You would browse that until you get a feel for he naming conventions used and use the names to try and determine which datasets might have what you are looking for. DCOLLECT will list all datasets, even those not catalogued. Just because a dataset isn't catalogued doesn't mean it doesn't have something in it your interested in. APF datasets do not have to be catalogued.
While waiting for that output you can search many system and TSO datasets with ISRDDN. I haven't seen anyone mention that to you but I haven't read all these threads either. >From ISPF screen 6 enter ISRDDN. On the screen returned enter LINKLIST on the command line On the screen returned enter MEMBER modulenameyouarelookingfor on the command line and hit enter You will get a warning screen because this command will open every LINKLIST and LPA dataset to read. If you don't have access to a certain number, security may cancel and suspend your ID Enter YES to the warning. If the module is in LPA, LINKLIST or any library allocated to your TSO ID, ISRDDN will fine it. Browse the list to see them all. You can do the same thing using ISRDDN to search APF datasets. Follow the same process as above except where you first entered LINKLIST under ISRDDN, enter APF. And my disclaimer: The postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies, or opinions (just trying to help). Thank You, Paul Strauss Integrated Technology Delivery, Global Services, IBM L0DB z/OS MVS/Program Products/Security 150 Kettletown Rd. Southbury, CT 06488 (203) 272-2758 strau...@us.ibm.com |------------> | From: | |------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Graham Hobbs <gho...@cdpwise.net> | >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------> | To: | |------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu | >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------> | Date: | |------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |01/05/2012 08:18 PM | >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------> | Subject: | |------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Re: How to find a PDS member | >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------> | Sent by: | |------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu> | >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| I did, bit laborious, but just poking around I saw HLQ's that started to mean something. Plus the list gave me 'srchfor' and 'member' - pearls of wisdom. And for an oldtime app developer, if it aint catalogued it dont exist. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Schwarz, Barry A" <barry.a.schw...@boeing.com> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: <IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 3:54 PM Subject: Re: How to find a PDS member > If you really have no idea what the HLQ is, you can just use 3.4 with the > 29 simplest, A*, B*, ..., Z*, @*, #*, $*. Not sophisticated and only > works if the dataset is catalogued. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On >> Behalf Of Graham Hobbs >> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 6:16 PM >> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >> Subject: Re: How to find a PDS member >> >> OK, thanks, 'member' is the ticket! >> >> Downside is that Dsname Level is mandatory implying some knowledge of the >> high level qualifier. I happened to know that IGYCOP* is what I wanted so >> found my members. In the real world am not sure this is a downside? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN