RENAME command

Use the RENAME command to:

Change the name of a single-volume, non-VSAM cataloged, non-SMS managed data set.
Change the name of a single or multi-volume, non-VSAM cataloged, SMS managed data set.
Change the name of a member of a partitioned data set
Create an alias for a member of a partitioned data set.

The access method services ALTER command changes the name of VSAM data sets and is described in z/OS DFSMS Access Method Services Commands.

When a password protected data set is renamed, the data set does not retain the password. You must use the PROTECT command to assign a password to the data set before you can access it.