I think something like this has been discussed before. Why not remove the alias, delete the dataset then define the alias again?
Alan -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Ten Eyck Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 07:18 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: VSAM delete issue I have a VSAM dataset that I am having trouble deleting. It is cataloged in the master catalog, the master catalog has an ALIAS for the high level qualifier of the dataset pointing to a user catalog. I have tried a number of batch IDCAMS jobs, getting results like: DEL CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3 - CATALOG(CATALOG.ZOS.V17CT1) IKJ56228I DATA SET CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3 NOT IN CATALOG OR CATALOG CAN IKJ56228I NOT BE ACCESSED IDC3014I CATALOG ERROR IDC3007I ** VSAM CATALOG RETURN CODE IS 240 IDC0551I ** ENTRY CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3 NOT DELETED IDC0001I FUNCTION COMPLETED, HIGHEST CONDITION CODE WAS 8 Dataset information below: Master Catalog ALIAS: LISTCAT ALL ALIAS ENT(CICS) ALIAS --------- CICS IN-CAT --- CATALOG.ZOS.V17CT1 HISTORY RELEASE----------------2 ASSOCIATIONS USERCAT--CATALOG.CICICF1.VM03CAT Listct of VSAM: LISTCAT ALL ENT(CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3) CLUSTER ------- CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3 IN-CAT --- CATALOG.ZOS.V17CT1 P.3.4 screen: CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3 *VSAM* CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3.DATA B90311 CICS.TEST.CMT.BATSTAT3.INDEX B90311 Note: B90311 is a SMS volume ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
