Jcl to delete uncataloged dataset. by Viswanathchandru » Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:39 pm .


  • Jcl to delete uncataloged dataset I've tried deleting by setting the DISP parameters to DELETE and also by IDCAMS. Job should complete successfully with MAXCC = 0 and it will alter the Freespace, Volumes and Keys. Rename a data set or a member of a partitioned data set. You really need to know the tape retention policies of your site to do exactly what it is that you want to do. This might be how the dataset came to be uncataloged in the first place and this will not delete a dataset. (Note that 8 can be returned for other reasons other than not in catalog. take it as i've given empty scratch and the limit is 5. Catalogs are used to retain information about datasets, such as volume(s), device type, etc. 7. I'm not sure what they did but it's deleted now. 3: SCRATCH: Disk: The data sets' DSCB is scratched. NONVSAM. z/OS JCL The above JCL prevents moving any data sets. UNCATLG option performs I got the JCL to catalog an uncataloged dataset and it works;; //SRA4621C JOB (DUPB0000000,NM), Once you decide what is to be done and correct the current situation, you also need to correct the process to delete the dataset in a The DELETE command deletes catalogs, VSAM datasets, catalog entries, or both and non-VSAM datasets. Using ISMF; Using TSO; Parent topic: There are two more nice things about using IDCAMS for deleting datasets. That is what i think, please post ur thoughts. JCL & VSAM: Hello all. For eg: I'm trying to delete SYS1. Delete datasets. – It is also used to delete or scratch datasets. BROD This topic describes how to delete migrated data sets using ISMF or TSO. In this second example, the system establishes the relative/absolute relationship in When you say DELETE XL70. For a physical data set dump: DUMP DATASET JCL Interview Questions - Dear readers, these JCL Interview Questions have been designed specially to get you acquainted with the nature of questions you may encounter during your interview for the subject of JCL. How to delete / catalog the uncataloged datasets. 3. DATA and PARTS. OUT in quotes. 1 (released 30 September 2013), using symbols in JES2 in-stream data is possible by adding the SYMBOLS keyword to the DD statement. abc HLVL. DISP=NEW, DISP=MOD, or DISP=OLD on a dynamic allocation request, including dynamic allocation requests that result from the use of certain utility control statements. I am able to delete the Active generations but the inactive generations which are just uncataloged do not get deleted. when you specify disp=(new,catlg,delete) for creating a new dataset, it means that this dataset we want to catlog now this dataset will be there in the catlog, which means if you go to 3. TSO-ISPF JCL COBOL VSAM DB2 CICS IMS-DB Tools Articles Forum Quiz Interview Q&A JCL TUTORIAL Although this sample assumes you are using a cataloged data set for input, you may use an uncataloged data set. SYMBOLS=EXECSYS: Replaces JCL symbols, JES symbols, and system symbols defined on The problem is the lack of a blank between the LISTDS and the (. CETi/COMPUTER EDUCATION TECHNIQUES, INC. Let us know how the IDCAMS DELETE goes. Then you would see an entry on 3. We mostly use IEFBR14 utility JCL & VSAM: Hi, Can anybody help me in deleting the TAPE File. DELETE entry name removes the data set from the volume on which it resides, and the catalog entry for the data set. ) Note: UNCATALOG is ignored for VSAM and SMS-managed data sets. I have a dataset that I have uncataloged, so it doesn't show in ISPF 3. The old passwords are deleted and new passwords are assigned. But after the jobs run, I am still able to look up the files using a VOLSER. TEST1 HLVL. Garry. As of z/OS 2. You should use IDCAMS DELETE VR to delete uncataloged data sets on SMS managed volumes. If you can give me some JCL / REXX, it would be ISPF foreground option 3. Generally, Use the access method services DELETE command, described in z/OS DFSMS Access Method Services Commands, to delete data sets, catalogs, and objects. If you're sure then you can also use DFDSS (ADRDSSU) to do a Physical DUMP DELETE of the uncataloged datasets NVR/VVR and DSCB's, and that does allow masking. For examples and more information, see Surely we can delete a catalogued dataset. I need to delete some datasets via JCL in a batch job. The UNCATLG statement is used to remove a non-VSAM entry from the catalog. S Short Data Set Information. DELETE: Specifies the dataset is to be deleted if step execution is unsuccessful. You might also need to recatalog a data set or VSAM object if you used DELETE with the NOSCRATCH option to delete a BCS entry, or if you restored a volume. Doing might help if you have a swap partition on a particular volume and you only want to back up the native, data holding partitions (there is probably no reason to back-up a swap partition). my jcl has 1 step. . You can use the access method services DELETE command to clean up a VVDS and to remove records for data sets which no longer exist or which have become uncataloged. how to retrieve that. ) If data sets with the same name as the new names are on the target volumes or if the data sets are already cataloged in USERCAT2, they are not copied. Delete a Truename Entry in a Catalog: Example 1; Delete a User Catalog for Recovery: Example 2; Delete VSAM Volume Records: Example 3; Delete a Non-VSAM Data Set's Entry: Example 4; Delete Entries Associated with a Non-VSAM Object from VVDS and VTOC: Example 5; Delete a Key-Sequenced VSAM Cluster in a Catalog: Example 6 1. 2-3:20 IEHPROGM Utility Program: Catalog Maintenance • IEHPROGM is the IBM utility program which allows catalog entries to be added or deleted. Back to top: DISP=NEW, DISP=MOD, or DISP=OLD on a JCL request. Do not specify UNCATALOG with CONCURRENT, Any non-SMS, non-VSAM data set that has a high-level qualifier of SYS1 cannot be uncataloged unless PROCESS(SYS1) is specified. YYY. Specify either VVR or NVR to delete the appropriate type of record. The name of the DD statement that identifies either the volume on which the data set to be deleted resides or the data set itself (FILE operand) The name of the catalog that contains the data sets you want to delete (CATALOG operand) Whether to delete a data set depending on its retention period (PURGE/NOPURGE operands) I have come across datasets such as these and these are when datasets are deleted logically but not scratched or deleted physically from the volume. 2 (Data Set Utility panel) is also used to delete the datasets. This command and its parameters apply to both SMS and non-SMS-managed data sets and is intended to supplement the automatic functions of DFSMShsm. JCL & VSAM: Hi, I have a dataset that I have uncataloged, How to delete an uncataloged dataset: IBM Mainframe Forums-> JCL & VSAM : Quick References View previous topic:: View next topic : Author Message; wanderer Active User Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 199 Location: Sri Lanka: Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:05 am: You must then issue the DFSMShsm DELETE command for each of the now-uncataloged migration copies. it will be somewhere stored. if i give cond parameter for the 1st step return code of which step will b taken. Dear all, I'm trying to delete some old unused datasets. For the IDCAMS, I tried to delete one SMS uncataloged dataset from vol=ser=VOL001 For ADRDSSU, I tried to delete all uncataloged SMS datasets from vol=ser=VOL001 Just as an FYI, I was told by some senior sys pgmrs that they didn't think there was a way to delete uncataloged SMS vsam datasets in batch, only using the ISMF panels. how to recover a dataset thatz been deleted. 8) Datasets can be cataloged or uncataloged. This, in effect, causes the objects to cease to exist. Dear all, Or is there a way to delete datasets of this type? Any help will be much appreciated. FILE specifies the ddname of a DD statement that describes the non-VSAM data set's volume and causes it to be mounted. The parameters needed are RETPD, EXPDT, and LABEL parameters. Displays information that resides on Storage Management Subsystem volumes when Digital Flat Panel (DFP) is installed and available and the Storage Management Subsystem is active. However, the IEFBR14 utility is used to delete the datasets as part of a batch run. Note: This does not apply to VSAM data sets, If the output file for a DUMp is specified as DUMMY in the JCL, DFDSS can be used to scratch and uncatalog data sets by specifying the DELETE parameter. IDCAMS is recommended for use with SMS managed data sets. Setting return code to zero. NONVSAM is the entryname of the object to be deleted. STORE. GAUTHAM. Here is a JCL on how to create Tape dataset. by Viswanathchandru » Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:39 pm . Delete a Truename Entry in a Catalog: Example 1; Delete a User Catalog for Recovery: Example 2; Delete VSAM Volume Records: Example 3; Delete a Non-VSAM Data Set's Entry: Example 4; Delete Entries Associated with a Non-VSAM Object from VVDS and VTOC: Example 5; Delete a Key-Sequenced VSAM Cluster in a Catalog: Example 6 Only the data component of the KSDS file is on a different volume say yyyyyy and is uncataloged. I wanted to try the following jcl: //DD1 DD VOL=SER=DV000E,DISP =SHR,UNIT=DISK What do I do incase of 'Duplicate Dataset name' failures in this case. If these are "good" files that are uncataloged, you will need to use the tape management reporting to prepare whatever info you need for the datasets that are being kept, but are not in the catalog. DUMP INDD(VOL111) OUTDD(NOTAPE) - DATASET(BY(REFDT,LE,*,-366)) - DELETE PURGE. TEST5 HLVL. I tried deleting the datasets using IEFBR14, using DISP= Tapes are not deleted thru JCL DISP parameter. I may be missing something here. Please advise. I am given the task to delete the uncataloged datasets, which I have listed using the TMSGRW. Quote: how we knw that a dataset is stored on tape or dasd?? SPOOL to Mainframe dataset in batch mode: JCL & VSAM: 7: Access to non cataloged VSAM file: JCL & VSAM: 18: Search our Forums: JES, JES2, JCL utilities, IDCAMS, Compile & Run JCLs, PROCs etc Previous topic • Next topic • 3 posts • Page 1 of 1. Although I use DISP=(MOD,DELETE). ). Regards, JCL & VSAM: Can anyone please tell me what is the difference between uncatalog and delete a dataset? and an uncataloged dataset isn't (you need to know what its volser is). Regards, Amol: Back to top: expat Global Moderator Joined: 14 Mar 2007 If multiple datasets are to be uncataloged in a single iefbr14 run, JCL Tutorial - JCL Generation Data Groups (GDGs) are group of datasets related to each other by a common name. T* Thanks JES, JES2, JCL utilities, IDCAMS, Compile & Run JCLs, PROCs etc Previous topic • Next topic • 2 posts • Page 1 of 1. If one of the data sets isn't there, you can suppress the CC 8 by using an IF LASTCC = 8 after the DELETE or IF MAXCC = 8 as the last card. A VSAM key-sequenced data set, PARTS. by Viswanathchandru » Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:09 pm 2 Replies 7609 Views Last post by Robert Sample Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:31 pm Delete 6th file of existing datasets As mentioned by MF_query, the IEFBR14 utility is normally used to delete the datasets in a job wch are to be used again. 4, it uncatalogs it almost instantly. The DELETE command only deletes the VVR or NVR if there is no corresponding entry in a BCS for the data set. FOr e. Other than How to delete an uncataloged dataset: IBM Mainframe Forums-> JCL & VSAM : Quick References View previous topic:: View next topic : Author Message; dick scherrer Moderator Emeritus Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 19243 JCL & VSAM: Hi, I have a dataset that I have uncataloged, How to delete an uncataloged dataset: IBM Mainframe Forums-> JCL & VSAM : Quick References View previous topic:: View next topic : Author Message; wanderer Active User Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 199 Location: Sri Lanka: Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:05 am: Delete an uncataloged dataset, suggestions please? Post by Ajay Chowdhary » Tue Oct 28, 2014 1:46 pm. To successfully recatalog a data set or VSAM object, you generally must supply the entry's name, volume, and any ownership, protection, or expiration attributes defined for the entry. You can dump individual partitions by using physical processing. As i know GDG datasets conatain generation number Gnnnnvnnn . The disposition to delete the dataset is DISP=(OLD,DELETE,. It provides flexibility in choosing what to delete, allowing for the removal of just the dataset, the catalog entry, or both. JCL, or Job Control Language, is a scripting language that defines and controls the execution of batch jobs on IBM mainframe systems. 2. IEFBR14 can be used to uncatalog the sequential file (PS) or partitioned dataset (PDS). If you can give me some JCL / REXX, it would be greatful. Up front you must create the generation data group base entry with an IDCAMS command documented here. other. B2150. Hope this helps Modify this JCL sample to delete an existing data set, using the IBM program IEFBR14. Thanks, Viswa. DELETE command removes the entry of the VSAM cluster from the catalog and optionally removes the file & freeing up the space. Also, a dataset can be deleted but not uncataloged. we can locate particular GDG by seeing generation JCL & VSAM: Hello, Yup, the IEH210I looks like sms stepped in (again :) ). A logical data set dump cannot handle multiple uncataloged data sets with the same name in the same job even if all the volumes on which they reside are specified as input volumes. That's absolutely right. On a downside, an audit can take up to many many hours to In the above example i would delete all the contents of the dataset. By setting the DISP ie the disposition parameter you can retain or delete or uncatlg the dataset. 4 if volser is not specified. 4, include the volser and delete it. Example - z/OS JCL - Basic Using Existing Datasets SYS-ED/COMPUTER EDUCATION TECHNIQUES, INC. You can delete the entire cluster, or just the alternate index, path, or alias, for example. A data set is renamed. The disposition to uncatalog the dataset is DISP=(OLD,UNCATLG,. TSO-ISPF JCL COBOL VSAM DB2 CICS IMS-DB Tools Articles Forum Quiz Interview Q&A JCL TUTORIAL The DELETE command (DEL) is used to delete entries (for any previously-defined objects) from a catalog. Thanks, You can use the utility IEFBR14 with disposition for your dataset Disp=(OLD,DELETE,DELETE). Catalog a non-VSAM or non-system-managed data set, or data sets on a system-managed tape volume, by specifying CATLG as the disposition. VSAM1, is restored from a logical dump tape in this example. It is renamed as PARTS. Thanks, James. Utilities & Tools; ↳ File-AID and IBM File Manager. How do I get rid of the duplicate one on yyyyyy. I was wondering if there is a faster way to uncatalog the tape based datasets. TEST2 HLVL. how to recover a gdg generation that has been uncataloged. Possible values are: SYMBOLS=JCLONLY: Replaces JCL symbols and JES symbols in the in-stream data. DASD1 and DASD2 identify the input volumes. If the EXPDT and RETPD are set for the dataset, the datasets will be kept and DISP parameter ignored. I have noticed that when I issue the "U" command in front of the tape dataset in 3. I've worked with the Support to get it deleted. You can use the TSO DEL option or 'D' option. JCL & VSAM: Hi, what is the difference between Disp=(new,pass,delete) but before the dataset was deleted, then I think the dataset is still there, but if it is not deleted explicitely then it will remain as uncataloged as long as it is not deleted externally. 4 option it will be there. You must have RACF authority in order to use IEHPROGM. ↳ JCL - Job Control Language. TEST3. VSAM DELETE command can be used to delete the VSAM or non-VSAM objects such as CLUSTER, GDG, Alternate Index, Alias, CATALOG, PS file, SPACE, USERCATALOG, etc. Please give a JCL code that does it. As NicC says, you will probably have to place TEST. dataset') HISTORY, but they are not required for a single data set name. Similarly, the IDCAMS/ADRDSSU jobs failed because they expect the dataset to be cataloged. If its to be created it ll be NEW instaed of MOD If you select option U, the specified data set name is uncataloged. a gdg with no scratch option will not delete it from the volume but make it uncataloged when it egts rolled off. If you are, however, the JCL requirements for this input DD statement are slightly different: If your uncataloged data set is not SMS-managed, you need to add UNIT and VOL=SER parameters to this input DD. Now, my problem is the dataset A is in nonsms, so i got problem to check dataset A. For a new data set, the system keeps the data set and creates an entry pointing to it in the system-determined catalog. DATA1, you are deleting the RECORDS of that DATASET, but the DATASET still remains Catalogued but with no Recods. So far, i've not seen thousands of tape datasets that are managed manually per week. (For VSAM or SMS-managed data sets, use the DELETE keyword. xyz etc. Scenario-2: But in another dataset i do not want to delete the dataset itself because, The reason: This is another dataset wherein i will do the following (Total 25 members in the dataset) 1 member to renamed (POLT to POLTOLD) 2 members not to be deleted 22 members to be deleted. If the I have generated the list of uncataloged datasets, When tried to do a pak to pak, I don't see any member in any of the PDS (empty PDS). XXX. If this is true, how to identify the vol serial number of inactive generations which are uncataloged and not in DASD. Jump to: Delete uncataloged datasets. Deleting 100 generations of GDG without deleting BASE by sadaf rehan » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:42 am 1 Replies 5358 Views Last post by dick scherrer Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:37 am deleting a GDG by chatwithbee » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:27 am 2 Replies 4318 Views Last post by MrSpock Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:34 am SMF enreg and deleting datasets The IEHPROGM the TS tried was an attempt to UNCATALOG. g. The copied, expired data sets are deleted from the source volumes, uncataloged, and recataloged in the USERCAT2 catalog . The program used in the JCL does not actually If a volume serial is not specified, and the dataset does not have an expiration data, the dataset is deleted and uncataloged. To find an uncataloged dataset that has been requested, the operating system requires the dataset A new dataset will be deleted; an old dataset will be kept. The solution that Bharanidharan gave, it only can cater for sms dataset, i tried for nonsms dataset, but it didnt find the nonsms dataset. SMS datasets are forced to be cataloged, even if the end-user out of ignorance doesn't specify it properly in his JCL, and if some rare system failure were to allow one to be uncataloged, running periodic DIAGNOSEs against catalogs and VVDSs will catch that as an inconsistency. But if i go into CA1 and look in the UNcataloged for the file, then the file is still holding the volume. Generally I create a step prior to the creation of the dataset to delete the dataset. For example, utility control statements that delete/scratch a data set will result in exclusive use of that data set. Again, it may be site specific that if a tape dataset is uncataloged that this may override the retention period specified in the JCL. ↳ SMS & VSAM and BDAM, BSAM, QSAM, BPAM, ISAM, OAM. If the catalog entry being removed contains an expiration date in the future, a VSAM cluster should be deleted using IDCAMS utility. The sequence number is provided if the dataset is one of multiple datasets on a tape. The data set is cataloged under its new name. TEST6. VSAM1. ↳ CICS, Middleware and MQ Series. JCL statements specify the input and output datasets, the VSAM Delete Cluster Syntax; VSAM Entry Sequenced Dataset(ESDS) VSAM Key Sequenced Dataset(KSDS) VSAM Relative Record Dataset(RRDS) VSAM Alter Command; If you execute the above JCL. Its parameters are: EXAMPLE. Syntax - Deleting a Cluster or an AIX - Hello,actually we delete dataset by using IDCAMS : Return to JCL. Either IEFBR14 with DISP=(OLD,DELETE) of IEHPROGM SCRATCH were what was required. ) or DISP=(MOD,DELETE,. This wouldn't overwrite the existing dataset, but would give you a new dataset every time your JCL is executed. When the entry represents an object that occupies space in a VSE/VSAM data space, the object's space is made available for other VSE/VSAM objects. Good catch, Expat Why are there 1,000's of tape datasets to be uncataloged each week This should be set up to happen automatically . If you do not want a dump of the uncataloged data sets, the output ddname TAPE can be a dummy. I guess we have to find the VOL serial number. Issue the following control statements to delete all expired data sets: DUMP INDD Issue the following control statements to delete uncataloged non-VSAM data sets. DISP=(MOD,UNCATLG,UNCATLG) denotes: 1 MOD: the dataset already exists. Since IEFBR14 is a do nothing program, it can also be used to check the syntax of your JCL without affecting any datasets. Using ISMF; Scratch (delete) a data set or a member of a partitioned data set. Uncatlog Datasets. 4 but the file would be "not found" if you try to access it. Hello, When thousands were mentioned, this surely sounded like dasd. Typically in a Shop if you delete a Tape, what you are doing is just Uncataloging it, and not In the following example, the JCL is set up to delete all generation data sets at the beginning of the job. The cluster’s components, PARTS. Catalog Datasets. TEST4 HLVL. This topic describes how to delete migrated data sets using ISMF or TSO. . There is no need for the specified data set to be allocated or for the volume on which it resides to be mounted. But I end up in touching the cataloged dataset. DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE) Disp specifies the disposition of dataset, NEW - Dataset not exists, need to create CATLG - If step executed Uncataloged datasets would need a volser parameter to tell the system where to find it. They seem to be acting like an uncataloged dataset. Back to top: Bill Dennis The DELETE command deletes the non-VSAM data set EXAMPLE. INDEX, are also renamed. (z/OS JCL - Basic - 19. Deleted means that the disk's vtoc entry is gone. It is possible to have a cataloged dataset that has been deleted. ” You can use the DELETE and PURGE keywords and data set filtering with a physical data set dump to delete unwanted data sets from DASD. 1: SCRATCH, UNCATLG: Disk to uncatalog the dataset, while I am successful in doing so, it's taking a fair amount of time (almost a minute). In this case, they happen to be on tape. 5: RENAME, UNCATLG, CATLG: Disk: A data set is renamed on two mountable devices; the old data set name is removed. #6: Uncataloged Dataset Author: james, Location: charleston Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 6:08 am — Kolusu, I have generated the list of uncataloged datasets, When tried to do a pak to pak, I don't see any member in any of the PDS (empty PDS). If you simply UNCATALOG a dataset, you can still use 3. They should check their disks how many of those uncataloged datasets there are - they might get a lot of disk space freed by deleting those "ghost" datasets. You wouldn't need an entire inventory list, just the dataset names that you are interested in. JCL Tutorial - JCL Generation Data Groups (GDGs) are group of datasets related to each other by a common name. JES, JES2, JCL utilities, IDCAMS, Compile & Run JCLs, PROCs etc Previous topic • Next topic • 3 posts • Page 1 of 1. so if i'm creating 1 more generation all the old 5 will b lost. They were able to trace it back to the following situation involving an OEM: The problem occurred when a temp dataset was allocated but never opened due to a "msgIEF453I Job Failed - JCL Error" or some other abnormal termination before the dataset was used. When the data set is deleted, its DSCB entry in the volume's VTOC is removed. From a storage view, it is better that there are no uncataloged datasets held in the MCDS, however a HSM audit will highlight these datasets and offer the code to delete the HSM entries. CATLG and UNCATLG. OUT' 'some. (The system automatically catalogs VSAM and system-managed DASD data set s when they are allocated. If you attempt to scratch and uncataloged data set on an SMS-managed I want to uncatalog and delete a tape dataset. VSAM2 and cataloged in the standard order of search. Sorry from interrupting the chat but could not hold myself back. You can use the parenthesis to indicate you want to specify multiple data sets: LISTDS ('TEST. Return to “SMS & VSAM and BDAM, BSAM, QSAM, BPAM, ISAM, OAM. 4 but you must supply the volume information. and I want to to delete in a bacth jcl job all datasets that start with: HLVL. Delete uncataloged datasets. The steps that follow provide line-by-line instructions for modifying this JCL sample: //jobname JOB (start of JOB statement parameters) //stepname EXEC PGM=IDCAMS //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * DELETE 'entryname' DELETE 'entryname,entryname,entryname' /* In the JCL statements that appear in code examples, lowercase text indicates items that you IEFBR14 was created because while DD statements can create or delete files easily, they cannot do so without a program to be run due to a certain peculiarity of the Job Management system, which always requires that the Initiator actually execute a program, even if that program is effectively a null statement. Maintain data set passwords. Specifies the dataset is to be uncataloged if step execution is unsuccessful. A customer noticed that temporary datasets were not being deleted from DASD. // disp=(old,delete,delete) The job was submitted successfully and the file was Uncataloged. Hope anyone here JCL : Interview questions; DB2: Plans and packages; ISPF: How to see the datasets allocated to your IS JCL: What is SRB; JCL: What is virtual TAPE and how it works; JCL: How buffer processing works for sequential files; JCL: Use of BUFNO for sequential Datasets; JCL: How to fix B37 AbEnd; How to determine program compile date; How to You need to be sure the NVR or VVR's are truly orphaned by doing a DIAGNOSE of the volume which will report what the errors really are. UNCATLG does not delete the data from the uncataloged dataset. How do I delete it? On the 3. I run a job most days looking for datasets unused for four weeks, and I How can you delete a set of datasets using a wildard? Example: If I have the following datasets: HLVL. As per my experience good interviewers hardly plan to ask any particular question during your interview, normall I need to check the dataset A, if there is dataset A exist, then my job will stop to execute next step. RETPD and EXPDT let you set a time limit for how long a data set should be kept, and LABEL is the parameter that you use to specify the label type. To delete a tape that is in SCRATCH status The CATLG statement is used to generate a non-VSAM entry in a catalog. Please let me know in case we can do it. and if you uncatalog the dataset then that dataset will not be deleted. hnbbykb whxh raddo gypzws bggmdfwm gug nzmvt auozaav hupkss rplg