> > Lizette, > > Thanks very much for the info. I never tried using the NEWNAME, which > I will. > However, I am trying to ALTER the MANAGEMENT class and not trying to > rename the dsn. Do you have any information for that? > > --- On Sat, 12/4/10, Lizette Koehler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Lizette Koehler <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: WILDCARDS - IDCAMS ALTER COMMAND > To: [email protected] > Received: Saturday, December 4, 2010, 1:49 AM > > > > Good Morning Gentle Readers, > > > > Has anybody been able to ALTER the HLQ dsns of a MANAGEMENT class > > using wildcards for the IDCAMS command? I am able to delete dsns > using > > wildcards HLQs. > > > > Here is my command that I am trying to issue: > > > > //IDCAMS EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,REGION=4M > > //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* > > //SYSIN DD * > > ALTER 'IMSZ.ACBL*' - > > MGMTCLAS (NOMIG) > > /* > > I get the error message : > > IDC3203I ITEM 'IMSZ.ACBL*' DOES NOT ADHERE TO RESTRICTIONS > > IDC3202I ABOVE TEXT BYPASSED UNTIL NEXT COMMAND. CONDITION CODE IS 12 > > > > Can wildcards be used when performing ALTER commands? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > If you goggle IDCAMS WILDCARDS, I came up with the following APAR from > IBM > > Using wildcards with IDCAMS ALTER NEWNAME > Technote (FAQ) > > Question > Using wildcards with IDCAMS ALTER NEWNAME > > User is attempting to change the HLQ (High Level Qualifier) on all > datasets > starting with CICS to CICSA > CICS.SYSTEM > CICS.SYSTEM2 > CICS.SYSTEM.PROD > CICS.SYSTEM. > > Answer > Description: > > Using wildcards with IDCAMS ALTER NEWNAME > > User is attempting to change the HLQ (High Level Qualifier) > on > all datasets starting with CICS to CICSA > CICS.SYSTEM > CICS.SYSTEM2 > CICS.SYSTEM.PROD > CICS.SYSTEM.TEST > > Using the following ALTER job: > > //NEWNAME EXEC > PGM=IDCAMS,REGION=4M > //SYSPRINT > DD SYSOUT=A > //SYSIN DD * > > ALTER CICS.* - > > NEWNAME(CICSA.*) > > /* > > > The results are: > > CICSA.SYSTEM > CICSA.SYSTEM2 > CICS.SYSTEM.PROD > CICS.SYSTEM.TEST > Only the datasets matching the level of qualification i.e 2 > are > changed. > > > > Resolution: > > The generic in ALTER NEWNAME only replaces one qualifier > not all > following qualifiers. > > To ALTER the 3 level qualified datasets the following could > be > coded: > > ALTER CICS.SYSTEM.* - > NEWNAME(CICSA.SYSTEM.*) > > The following will validly fail with : > > ALTER CICS.*.* - > NEWNAME(CICSA.*.*) > IDC3203I ITEM 'CICS.*.*' DOES NOT ADHERE TO RESTRICTIONS > > A generic can be coded in the middle > > ALTER CICS.*.TEST - > NEWNAME(CICSA.*.TEST1) > > Does this answer your question?
You can code CICS.* and cover CICS.A CICS.B CICS.C and not CICS.A.B But you cannot code CICS* and get CICSA CICSB or CICSC The wildcard is very restrictive in this process. I guess that your are trying to action the following dataset types 'IMSZ.ACBL*' IMSZ.ACBLIB IMSZ.ACBLIBA IMSZ.ACBLIBB Which I do not think will work easily in IDCAMS. I would suggest you use the ISMF panels with ALTER and do it interactive if you do not have too many. Otherwise you probably need to code each one individually. I have always created a REXX to read a list of datasets that then creates the IDCAMS control cards. It has always been easier that way then trying to use wildcards. >From the z/OS V1R11.0 DFSMS AMS for Catalogs Use an asterisk to replace a qualifier to indicate a generic command with certain commands. However, an asterisk cannot be used as the high level (leftmost) qualifier, as a partial replacement for a qualifier, or to replace more than one qualifier. The following examples show you how to use an asterisk for a generic name: A.* A.*.C The following examples are not acceptable ways to use a generic name: A.*.* A.B* *.B.C Refer to the entryname subparameter of each command to determine if a generic name is allowed and for more information on using one. If I am incorrect, I am sure someone on the list will have a better recommendation. Lizette ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
