Lizette, This is what I found in our internal archives regarding the RECATALOG parm :
The RECATALOG parameter is required for VSAM and SMS managed datasets. It basically tells IDCAMS to read information out of the VVDS to reconstruct the catalog entry correctly -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 7/2/14, willie bunter <0000001409bd2345-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: Subject: Re: IDCAMS QUESTION - RECATALOG To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Received: Wednesday, July 2, 2014, 7:30 AM I remember reading it somewhere. I will dig around and post it. -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 7/2/14, Lizette Koehler <stars...@mindspring.com> wrote: Subject: Re: IDCAMS QUESTION - RECATALOG To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Received: Wednesday, July 2, 2014, 6:36 AM So why use the RECATALOG? The message says Run DIAGNOSE ICFCATALOG for the extraneous catalog name. Determine whether data sets are missing from the volume. If no data sets are missing, use the DELETE command with the NOSCRATCH option to remove the VVDS entry from the extraneous catalog. If any data sets are missing from the volume, recover the data sets in their entirety. Multivolume data sets require that all volumes are recovered together, not just the affected volume. Occasionally, a VVDS might have a record for a data set which no longer exists, or for which there is no corresponding BCS entry. The VVDS contains VVRs for all VSAM data sets and objects, and on SMS-managed volumes, NVRs for non-VSAM data sets. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of willie bunter > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 6:31 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: IDCAMS QUESTION - RECATALOG > > I am doing this so as to perform a cleanup of the VVDS/CATALOGS. > > The DIAGNOSE put out the following errors: > IDC11367I THE FOLLOWING VVDS REFERENCED CATALOGS WERE NOT > ENCOUNTERED > > The DIAGNOSE of the CATALOG was clean but the DIAGNOS of the VVDS > posted the above error. > > -------------------------------------------- > On Wed, 7/2/14, Lizette Koehler <stars...@mindspring.com> wrote: > > Subject: Re: IDCAMS QUESTION - RECATALOG > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Received: Wednesday, July 2, 2014, 6:11 AM > > Why do you think you need > to do this? > > > The VVDS is a special dataset and part of the VTOC process. > > To restore a > VVDS or VTOCIX data set, you must specify the fully qualified data set name. > The VVDS and the VTOCIX data set cannot be restored with other data sets in the > same RESTORE command. > VVDS and VTOCIX data sets > should not be > restored by data set as a normal recovery procedure. The VTOCIX data set is an > extension of the VTOC and can be rebuilt using the Device Support Facilities > program (ICKDSF) BUILDIX command. > > The VVDS is an extension of > the VTOC and of the catalogs for the VSAM data sets on the volume. If it is > restored by a data set restore operation, it is possible that some of these data sets > can become unusable because of a mismatch between the catalog, the VVDS, and > the VTOC. If this occurs, run the diagnose function of access method services to > determine the extent of the problem and to take appropriate corrective action. > > So, what > happened and what are you trying to solve? > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On > > Behalf Of willie bunter > > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 6:04 AM > To: IBM- > m...@listserv.ua.edu > Subject: IDCAMS QUESTION - RECATALOG > > > Good Day, > > Can you spot my error. I am trying to define the VVDS to a > specif USERCAT. Is > the RECATALOG option allowed? > > > > DEF NVSAM > - > > > (NAME(SYS1.VVDS.VPROM56) - > > > DEVT(3390) - > > VOL(PROM56)) - > > CATALOG(SYS1.ICFCAT.SYSPRM) > - > > RECATALOG > > IDC3211I KEYWORD 'RECATALOG' IS > IMPROPER > > IDC3202I ABOVE TEXT BYPASSED > UNTIL NEXT COMMAND. CONDITION > > CODE IS > 12 > > > > IDC0002I > IDCAMS PROCESSING COMPLETE. MAXIMUM CONDITION CODE > WAS > 12 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
