CAT Command

The CAT command catalogs a data set. This function is available on the UT Menu panel as FUNCTION value 2 or on any other menu or formatted panel as FUNCTION value UT.2.

This command has the following format:

►►─ CAT ─ ,DSN=dsname ─ ,VOL= ─┬─ volume ─────────────┬───────────────────────►
                               │     ┌─ , ──────┐     │
                               └─ ( ─▼─ volume ─┴─ ) ─┘

 ►─┬────────────────────────┬─┬──────────┬─┬─────────────────┬────────────────►◄
   └─ , ─┬─ DVC=xxxxxxxx ─┬─┘ └─ ,SEQ=n ─┘ └─ ,CVOL=cvolume ─┘
         └─ UNIT=unit ────┘

DSN

Defines the fully qualified name of the data set to be cataloged.

Limits: 1 to 44 alphanumeric characters

VOL

Defines from one to five volumes on which the data set resides.

volume

Defines the volume on which the data set resides.

(volume,...,volume)

Specifies from one to five volumes as a list. If more than one volume is specified, they must be enclosed in parentheses.

Limits: 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters

DVC

(Optional) Defines a hexadecimal device code. This field must be omitted if UNIT is specified.

Limits: 1 to 8 alphanumeric characters

UNIT

(Optional) Defines the unit name of the type of device that you want (generic equivalent of a device code found in SASSUTBL (for example, 3350, DISK)). This field must be omitted if DVC is specified.

Limits: 1 to 8 alphanumeric characters

SEQ

(Optional) Defines the label sequence number.

Default: 0 for disk data sets, or 1 for tape data sets

Limits: 1 numeric character

CVOL

(Optional) Defines the volume containing the catalog. This option is only valid for CVOL catalog structures. If the catalog structure is ICF, it defaults to the IPL catalog.

Default: SYSRES (for CVOL catalog structures)

Limits: 1 to 8 alphanumeric characters