GDS's are simply a datasets. Don't think of them as anything special other than their DSN ends with GDG number.
If you want to cleanup uncataloged datasets, then search the IBM-MAIN archives because it's already been discussed. Jon Perryman. On Thursday, August 7, 2014 8:16 PM, Ravi Gaur <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Could somebody please throw me an idea how do you guys handle the situation >where associated GDS entries are deleted/expired for GDG Base However those >base entries are left in the Catalog...How do we list them out based on like >"Not update" field for some duration and then delete them? ...any thoughts... > >Reason for us to list them out is because we have a automatic program which >create the base entries and then create the full volume dump however there's >been cases when we reclaim those volumes and then based on the expiry date GDS >entries are expired however left with the GDG Base entry in the catalog...My >intention is to have them list out as well and then delete them... > >Thanks... > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
