CATALOG-UPDATE

File 10
Statement PROCESS
Task Perform catalog maintenance functions.

Fields

Dictionary Field Name F/L Mu DE Remarks
ERROR-CODE N3      
ERROR-TEXT A58      
NODE N5   D  
NODE-NAME A16   D  
SYSTEM-MESSAGE-CODE A10      
DSNAME A54   D Required.
VOLUMES A240   D  
DEVICE A8   D  
FILE-SEQUENCE N3   D  
FUNCTION A8   D Required.

Relevant Error Codes

Code Text
571 DSNAME operand missing.
600 Unknown operation.
602 Device is invalid.
603 Index/Alias missing.
604 No volumes specified.
658 Dataset is not catalogued.

Field Descriptions

Field Name Format/Length
DEVICE (A8)

 Device code, for example, 3400-3.

Field Name Format/Length
DSNAME (A54)

 Fully qualified dataset name.

Field Name Format/Length
FILE-SEQUENCE (N3)

Used for tape files. This value is used for the first volume only.

Field Name Format/Length
FUNCTION (A8)

 Function to be performed. Possible values:

Value Explanation
CATLG  Catalog new entry.
RECATLG  Recatalog an existing entry.
UNCATLG  Remove a catalog entry.
Field Name Format/Length
VOLUMES (A240)

Volume list. The maximum is 40 entries of 6 bytes each.

Number of versions of a file saved in a backup archive.

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