CA Dynam for VSE User Guide

DYNCAT Functions
• Operand field must be separated from the command field by at least one
blank character. The operand field consists of one or more parameters
(operands), separated by commas. This field may continue into
subsequent statements, if necessary. Each operand consists of a keyword
(name that identifies the operand type--may be more than one word) and,
optionally, values associated with the operand as follows:
−
−
−
keyword
keyword=value
keyword='literal string'
− keyword=(value, value, ... )
• Dates are processed by DYNCAT in the following forms, as indicated by the
operating system in which DYNCAT is run.
mm/dd/yy
mm/dd/yyyy
dd/mm/yy
dd/mm/yyyy
yyddd
yyyyddd
All dates in this section are shown in American format (mm/dd/yy), but
will be accepted in European format (dd/mm/yy) if the operating system is
so generated and if DATE(DDMM) is specified in the DYNAM/COMMON
option record.
DYNCAT Functions
DYNCAT performs the functions summarized in the following table:
To
Add a version manually to an existing dataset in
the Catalog or to define externally owned tape
volumes
Add a new data set name or sort key record to
the Catalog
Change an entry in the Catalog
Change an existing data set name to a new
name or to move a version of a dataset to a new
dataset
Use Command
ADD
DEFINE
ALTER
RENAME
Chapter 8: Maintaining the Catalog−DYNCAT Program 8–3