I was unable to find an exact answer to my question, but I found a number of references that in general suggest possible lurking problems.
Introduction to Catalogs in manual z/OS DFSMS Managing Catalogs: "To successfully perform all possible operations on a cataloged data set using the catalog, all three elements, the VVDS, BCS, and VTOC, must be synchronized." Analyzing a Catalog for Synchronization Errors in manual z/OS DFSMS Managing Catalogs: "Catalog entries might become unsynchronized, so that information about the attributes and characteristics of a data set are different in the BCS, VVDS, and VTOC. These differences may make a data set inaccessible or otherwise unusable." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
