Catalog Utility

The Catalog Utility screen lets you request a list of data sets that match a specified wildcarded DSN. If you type a volume, only data sets on that volume are included in the list. For any data set in the list, you can access various CA File Master Plus functions.

-------------- CA File Master Plus -- Catalog Utility -------------- OPTION ===> Search data set name ===> CAI.TEST33 Volume ===> Extended data set info ===> N

The data set list is in regular or extended format depending on the value of the Extended data set info field. The regular format of the Catalog Data Set List requires fewer resources to display and contains the following fields from the catalog:

DSN
Volume Serial
File Type

The extended format of the Catalog Data Set List presents the following information about each data set:

Data Set Organization (such as PS for seq, PO for PDS, and VS for VSAM)
Number of Tracks Allocated
Percent of Tracks Used
Volume Serial Number

Page right to view the following fields relating to each data set:

Record Format (such as 'FB', 'VBA', 'U', and so forth)
Logical Record Length
Block Size
Number of Extents Allocated
Created Date
Last Referenced Date

From the Catalog Utility Data Set List, you can access the following facilities:

1 – Browse	E – ISPF Edit	U – Uncatalog
2 – Edit	F – Free Space	V – VSAM Utility
A – Update PDS Allocations	M – Library Member Utility	X – Search Utility
B – ISPF Browse	P – Print	Y – Update Utility
C – Catalog	R – Rename	Z – Compress PDS
D – Delete	S – Data Set Information

Print the list of data sets and all of the fields on each line item with a primary command of 'P' from the Catalog Utility Data Set List.