CA Dynam for VSE User Guide

DYNCAT Commands
DELETE Command
Use the DELETE command to remove records from the Catalog. The following
types of records may be removed, each type achieving different results:
• entire datasets
• one or more versions of a dataset
• sort key records
• volume serial numbers.
Deleting a version of a dataset will result in all of its associated tape volumes
being returned to SCRATCH status.
You can control the scope of record deletion by using one of the following
positional operands:
To Delete Entries For Use Command Required Operand
one or all versions of a dataset DELETE 'data set name'
A sort key name DELETE SKNAME='skname'
A volume DELETE VOLser=xxxxxx
Deleting Dataset Records
To delete dataset records, provide the following information:
DELETE 'data set name' {ALL|GDSid=nnnnn|VERsion=nnn|VOLser=xxxxxx }
[PASSword='password'] [PURGE]
[PERmvlt= {YES|NO } ]
'data set name'
Required positional parameter. Specifies the data set name or dataset version
that is to be deleted. A valid entry is 1 to 44 characters enclosed in
apostrophes.
ALL, GDSid=, VERsion=, VOLser=
The following parameters are mutually exclusive.
Choose one. Each parameter is explained next.
ALL
Used to delete an entire dataset from the Catalog and
return all associated tape volumes to SCRATCH status.
Existing disk generations will not be affected; that is, no
VTOC entries will be removed, but the dataset will no
longer exist in the CA Dynam Catalog.
Chapter 8: Maintaining the Catalog−DYNCAT Program 8–63