The file catalog of an SF or SM pubset serves as a container for the catalog entries of the files on public disk storages and Net-Storage, the job variables that belong to the pubset, as well as for the catalog entries of private disk files and tape files. The file catalog is created implicitly when the pubset is set up. It can be extended by systems support.
All user/system files and job variables possess an entry in the TSOSCAT file catalog. The files and job variables are identified by a unique name.
The name is structured as follows:
:catid:$userid.name
catid | Each pubset is addressed via the catalog ID (catid). |
userid | The user identification (user ID) may be up to 8 characters in length. |
name | The name of the file or job variable may be up to 41 characters in length. If a catalog ID comprising more than one character and a maximum length of the user ID are used, this number is reduced accordingly. |
catid, userid and name must not be longer than 54 digits in total.
Command | Meaning |
CHECK-IMPORT-DISK-FILE | Import files / check file generations |
CREATE-FILE | Define name and attributes of a new file |
CREATE-FILE-GENERATION | Create file generation of a file generation group |
CREATE-FILE-GROUP | Create file generation group |
DELETE-FILE | Delete file |
DELETE-FILE-GENERATION | Delete file generation of a file generation group |
DELETE-FILE-GROUP | Delete file generation group with associated file generations |
EXPORT-FILE | Delete catalog entry for files on private volumes or Net-Storage |
EXPORT-NODE-FILE | Delete catalog entry for node files |
IMPORT-FILE | Create catalog entry for files on private volumes or Net-Storage |
IMPORT-NODE-FILE | Create catalog entry for node files |
MODIFY-FILE-ATTRIBUTES | Modify attributes of a file |
MODIFY-FILE-GENERATION-SUPPORT | Modify attributes of a file generation |
MODIFY-FILE-GROUP-ATTRIBUTES | Modify attributes of a file generation group |
REMOVE-CE-LOCK | Unlock catalog entry |
REPAIR-FILE-LOCKS | Remove illegal file lock |
SHOW-CE-LOCK | Display catalog entry lock |
SHOW-FILE-ATTRIBUTES | Display attributes of a file |
SHOW-FILE-LOCKS | Display file locks |
SHOW-PUBSET-CATALOG-ALLOCATION | Display information on catalogs of a pubset |
Table 15: Command overview for file catalog management and catalog entries