In this example, a catalog is copied to illustrate the catalog copying procedure.

//COPYCAT  JOB   ...
//STEP1    EXEC  PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD    SYSOUT=A
//SYSIN    DD    *
        DEFINE USERCATALOG -
           (NAME(COPYUCAT) -
           ICFCATALOG -
           FOR(365) -
           CYLINDERS(20 10) -
           VOLUME(338000) )
/*
//STEP2    EXEC  PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD    SYSOUT=A
//SYSIN    DD    *
     REPRO NOMERGECAT -
           INDATASET(MYCAT) -
           OUTDATASET(COPYUCAT)
     EXPORT -
           MYCAT -
           DISCONNECT
/*
//STEP3    EXEC  PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD    SYSOUT=A
//SYSIN    DD    *
     LISTCAT NAMES CAT(COPYUCAT)
/*
//STEP4    EXEC  PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD    SYSOUT=A
//SYSIN    DD    *
     DEFINE ALIAS -
           (NAME(MYCAT) -
           RELATE(COPYUCAT) )
/*