NOSCRATCH Operand

If you do not want to remove an entry from the VTOC, enter the DELETE command and specify:

The data set name
The NOSCRATCH (abbreviation NSCR) operand.

Example
To delete data set PREFIX.PARTS.DATA, but not remove its entry from the VTOC, enter: `DELETE parts.data NOSCRATCH`

If you use the NOSCRATCH operand with the DELETE command, you remove the catalog entry for the data set. The data set still exists, and to reaccess it, you must specify the volume on which it resides.