Terry, Thanks for this. I had not tried this procedure and will review our LISTC today.
Yes I only see the base ??? entries in 3.4. When I scan the pool in 3.4 with the mask of the GDG base and the PR* in the volumes it does not show any files in the pool. I will continue to research this issue. Lizette > > Hi Lizette, > > In respect of your questions: > > "Is it possible to use DEF GDG (name(xyaz) NOSCRATCH NOPURGE) in an SMS pool. > > Is it possible that SMS will honor the NOSCRACH and allow uncataloged GDG datasets in > the POOL?" > > In the JCL course I deliver I specifically get the students to create a GDG Base with a > LIMIT of together with the SCRATCH option, and then generate 4 entries. I then get > them to amend the base to NOSCRATCH, and then separately get the to change the > LIMIT from 4 to 2. > > If they list the GDG using LISTC ENT for the base they will only see 2 associations > under the base, however if the use LISTC LVL against the base they see both the > associated entries and two data sets with GDG like names but which are marked > ROLLED-OFF rather than ACTIVE in the STATUS field. > > I do mot believe the above would be evident from an ISPF 3.4 display as it would > logically show all catalogued entries. > > If ISPF 3.4 is showing a base entry with a volume of all ?????? and no similarly named > entries then I would conclude that the base was empty, but the ROLL-OFF status would > not show. > > Kind Regards - Terry > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
