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TMC Inquiry by Cataloged Data Set Name

This inquiry function can be used when the data set name is known and has an entry in the MVS catalog but the volume serial number/DSNB number is unknown:

System Console

Non-System Console

nn,'data.set.name[(gg)]'

data.set.name[(gg)]

Specification of a relative generation (gg) is permitted, such as DATA.SET.NAME(0) or DATA.SET.NAME(-5). Response from TIQ is as follows:

DSN=data.set.name.GooooVuu d-TRK,FS=nnn

The value oooo is the generation number (if applicable), and the value uu is the version number. The value of d-TRK indicates how many tracks of data were written on the tape (7, 9, 18, 36, 128, 256, or 384) and FS=nnn is the file number. If the data set is on the first file, TIQ returns the volume record display. If it is a secondary data set, the contents of the DSNB record associated with this file are displayed.

If there is no entry in the system catalog for the data set entered, TIQ issues the following message:

LOCATE FAILED-DSN=data.set.name INQUIRY REJECTED

If there is an entry but the volume serial number is not defined to the TMC, the response from TIQ is:

DATA SET NOT ON TMC VOLUME INQUIRY REJECTED