Listing Catalog Entries

After you define a catalog or data set, use the access method services command LISTCAT to list all or part of a catalog's entries. LISTCAT shows information about objects defined in the catalog, such as:

Attributes of the object, including SMS attributes
Creation and expiration dates
Protection specification
Statistics on dynamic usage or data set accessing represented by the entry
Space allocation
Volume information
Structure of the data set

The listing can be customized by limiting the number of entries, and the information about each entry, that is printed.

You can obtain the same list while using the interactive storage management facility (ISMF) by issuing the CATLIST line operator on the Data Set List panel. The list is placed into a data set, which you can view immediately after issuing the request.

Related reading: See z/OS DFSMS Using the Interactive Storage Management Facility for information about the CATLIST line operator.