CA Dynam for VSE User Guide

DYNCAT Commands
GDSid
Specifies the Generation Data Set ID of the disk dataset
to be deleted (CA Dynam/D controlled only). The GDSid,
serial number, or version number must be present when
deleting a specific generation. A valid entry is a 1- to 5-
digit numeric generation ID in the range 1-65535.
Note that, when a generation of a CA Dynam/D controlled disk dataset is
deleted, the generation record is removed from the Catalog, but the file
continues to exist on its disk volume until it is removed from the VTOC by
other means. Deleting a disk generation does not affect the next GDSid to be
used by CA Dynam/D when the file is opened for output. The ALTER function
may be used to modify this value.
VERsion
VOLser
Specifies the generation to be deleted. The version
number, volume serial number or GDSid operand must be
present when deleting a specific generation. When a
generation is deleted, its associated tape volumes
become SCRATCH tapes immediately. A valid entry is a
1- to 3-digit number in the range 1-999.
Specifies the first or only volume of a tape dataset
generation to be deleted. The volume serial number,
version number or GDSid must be present when deleting
a specific generation. A valid entry is a 1- to 6-character
volume serial number.
PASSword=
Required if dataset has a password. Specifies the password required to delete
this dataset or a version of the dataset. A valid entry is 1 to 8 alphabetic
characters enclosed in apostrophes.
This operand is only required if a password was defined to the dataset.
PERmvlt=
PURGE
Specify YES if the version to be deleted resides in a permanent vault (ALTERed
by PERM=YES).
Specify PURGE to delete a file or files from a DASD volume. The disk file or
files deleted will be those which are associated with the version records
selected for deletion by a
Delete 'dsn' {ALL|GDSid=nn|VERsion=nnn } command.
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