Association Cells

Certain types of BCS entries can be paired with other BCS entries. This pairing of records is called an "association". Associated entries are connected by name and are indicated by an association cell in an entry.

Figure 1 illustrates an example of an association and its logical connections.

Figure 1. Example of an Association and Its Logical Connections

The following associations can occur:

Alias entries with catalog connector, non-VSAM data set, or generation data set entries.
Catalog connector, non-VSAM data set, or generation data set entries with alias entries.
Path entries with cluster or alternate index entries.
Cluster or alternate index entries with path entries.
Cluster truenames with data, index, and alternate index components.