> > > Do I need always to put the fully qualified dataset name in LINKLIST/LINKLIB or can > I use an alias? > > If I use an alias what happens at IPL, how do I ensure that the > > catalog will be loaded properly, where > > > do I specify the alias - or should I just NOT use an alias here? > > > The "Init and Tunig Reference" states more than once that: > > "For the LNKLST created at IPL, the dsname cannot be an alias." > > From my understanding, you CAN use an alias for a dataset included in a LNKLST. > However, if the LNKLST is the one created at IPL time, alias names will not be > recognized. > > > > Walter Marguccio
Aurora, to expand on Walter's statement a little. Yes, you need the real name not the alias in the linklst. However, that name can have a symbolic that is resolved through the SYMDEF parms (IEASYMxx). The Symbol is resolved early on in the IPL so the dataset can be coded this way in LPALST or LINKLST entries. So in your LINKLST Definition the dataset could be A.B.&PRDREL..LINKLIB rather than A.B.R11V00.LINKLIB But PRDREL must be in IEASYMxx at IPL time. Also, the alias can be created via the SYMBOLICRELATE function in IDCAMS. So, say you want your users to see A.B.C however the real name is A.B.REL###.C. I find the use of SYMBOLICRELATE to do this very handy. It works well should your users need to use it in a step/joblib statement. Or as a SYSLMOD. HTH 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
