On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:15:26 -0500, Steve Horein <steve.hor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>In the DEFINE ALIAS doc here (for reference): >https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.idai200/da6i2100.htm >and here (for detail): >https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.idai200/da6i2102.htm >: > >"If the entryname in the RELATE parameter is non-VSAM, choose an aliasname in >the NAME parameter. This is done to ensure the multilevel alias facility >selects the catalog that has the entryname." > "multilevel alias"? Does this mean I should be able to define an alias of an alias? I thought I had tried that and, alas, it failed. >To me, that last sentence indicates the aliasname is required to be in the >same catalog as the entry name. >I had to read it a couple of times to get the gist of it. > This is so obscure a pitfall that IDCAMS ought to issue a message when the guideline is violated. And the suggestion is useless. Forcing B's alias into A's catalog simply causes JCL //NAME DD DSN=B.WHAT.EVER to fail sooner. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
