Example: Defining a catalog

The following example defines a catalog with the attributes recommended in this document. The catalog defined, SYS1.ICFCAT.TEST, is placed on volume SYS305, and is allocated with 15 megabytes primary and secondary space.

 //DEFCAT   JOB  ...
 //DEFCAT  EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=A
 //SYSIN    DD *
   DEFINE USERCATALOG             -
         ( NAME(SYS1.ICFCAT.TEST) -
           MEGABYTES(15 15)       -
           VOLUME(SYS305)         -
           ICFCATALOG             -
           FREESPACE(10 10)       -
           STRNO(3)               -
        DATA( CONTROLINTERVALSIZE(4096) -
              BUFND(4)  )         -
        INDEX( BUFNI(4)  )
 /*

Catalog definition can be simplified by creating a data class for catalogs. Then, you can define new catalogs using the data class, and the appropriate attributes are assigned according to the data class definition.