Access method services

Table 1 lists new and changed access method services (IDCAMS) commands and report types. See z/OS DFSMS Access Method Services Commands for more specific information about these commands.

Table 1. DFSMSdfp: Summary of new and changed IDCAMS commands
Command name Release Description Reason for change
ALTER z/OS® V2R1 New Keywords:
EXTENDEDADDRESSABLE
Specifies that the non SMS VSAM LDS will be made eligible for Extended Addressability.
VSAM enhancements
z/OS V2R1 New Keywords:
FIFO
Specifies the order is the oldest GDS defined to the newest GDS.
LIFO
Specifies the order is the newest GDS defined to the oldest GDS. This is the default value.
Release support
z/OS V2R1 New Keywords:
LOGREPLICATE
Specifies that the VSAM data set is eligible for VSAM replication.
NOLOGREPLICATE
Specifies that the VSAM data set is not eligible for VSAM replication.
Release support
z/OS V2R1 New Keywords:
RLSQUIESCE
Specifies that the cluster component will be defined in RLS QUIESCE mode. This is the default value.
RLSENABLE
Specifies that the cluster will be defined in RLS ENABLE mode.
RLS support for catalogs
z/OS V2R1 New Keywords:
SUSPEND
Specifies that requests for this catalog will be suspended until a RESUME is issued via the F CATALOG,RECOVER,RESUME or ALTER RESUME command is issued.
RESUME
Specifies that requests for this catalog resume following a DEFINE ALTER or F CATALOG,RECOVER,RESUME command.
Catalog enhancements
z/OS V1R12 New Keywords:
RECLAIMCA
Enables CA reclaim for the data set. When enabled, CA reclaim causes empty CA space be reclaimed automatically for key-sequenced data sets.
NORECLAIMCA
Disables CA reclaim for the data set.

CA reclaim support

DEFINE CLUSTER z/OS V2R1 New Keywords:
LOGREPLICATE
Specifies that the VSAM data set is eligible for VSAM replication.
NOLOGREPLICATE
Specifies that the VSAM data set is not eligible for VSAM replication.
Release support
z/OS V2R1 New Keywords:
RLSQUIESCE
Specifies the cluster component is defined in RLS quiesce mode, which is the default.
RLSENABLE
Specifies the cluster component is defined in RLS enable mode.
RLS support for catalogs
DEFINE GENERATIONDATAGROUP z/OS V2R1 New Keywords:
FIFO
Specifies the order is the oldest GDS defined to the newest GDS.
LIFO
.Specifies the order is the newest GDS defined to the oldest GDS. This is the default value.
Release support
DEFINE USERCATALOG z/OS V2R1 New Keywords:
LOG(NONE)
Specifies that the catalog is eligible to be accessed with VSAM record-level sharing (RLS) as a non-recoverable catalog.
VSAM enhancements
z/OS V2R1 New Keywords:
RLSQUIESE
Specifies that the catalog will be accessed with NSR following the define of the catalog. This is the default value.
RLSENABLE
Specifies that the cluster will be accessed with RLS following the define of the catalog.
RLS support for catalogs
z/OS V2R1 New Keywords:
RECONNECT
Specifies that the catalog being defined use existing alias information.
Release support
z/OS V2R1 New Keywords:
SUSPEND
Specifies that requests for this catalog be suspended until a RESUME is issued via theF CATALOG,RECOVER,RESUME or ALTER RESUME command is issued.
RESUME
Specifies that requests for this catalog execute immediately. RESUME is the default.
Catalog enhancements
z/OS V1R12 New Keywords:
EATTR
Specifies whether a catalog can have extended attributes (format 8 and 9 DSCBs) and optionally reside in EAS.
EAV enhancements for z/OS V1R12
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MASK
Specifies that the entryname is a filter key.
NOMASK
Specifies that the entryname can be fully qualified or a generic name. When using a generic name, the asterisk(*) will only replace one single qualifier.
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LISTCAT z/OS V2R1 New Keywords:
LOGREPLICATE
On LISTCAT output, shows whether or not the VSAM data set is eligible for VSAM replication.
Release support
z/OS V1R12 New Keywords:
CA RECLAIM
On LISTCAT output, shows the cataloged value for the CA reclaim attribute.

CA reclaim support

VERIFY z/OS V1R12 New Keyword:
RECOVER
Completes previously interrupted VSAM processing. The data set cannot be opened on any system; otherwise, the command will fail with an OPEN error.
Release update