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Deleting one member of a data set

z/OS TSO/E Primer
SA32-0984-00

To delete a single member of a PDS, select the UTILITIES option (option 3) from the ISPF/PDF Primary Option Menu. Then from the Utility Selection Menu, select the LIBRARY option (option 1).
--------------------------  UTILITY SELECTION MENU  ----------------------------
OPTION ===> 1

    1  LIBRARY     - Compress or print data set.  Print index listing.
                       Print, rename, delete, or browse members
    2  DATASET     - Allocate, rename, delete, catalog, uncatalog, or
                       display information of an entire data set
    3  MOVE/COPY   - Move, copy, or promote members or data sets
    4  DSLIST      - Print or display (to process) list of data set names
                       Print or display VTOC information
    5  RESET       - Reset statistics for members of ISPF library
    6  HARDCOPY    - Initiate hardcopy output
    8  OUTLIST     - Display, delete or print held job output
    9  COMMANDS    - Create/change an application command table
   10  CONVERT     - Convert old format messages/menu panels to new format
   11  FORMAT      - Format definition for formatted data Edit/Browse
   12  SUPERC      - Compare data sets (Standard dialog)
   13  SUPERCE     - Compare data sets (Extended dialog)
   14  SEARCH-FOR  - Search data sets for strings of data
The next panel you see allows you to do many different tasks with data set members. To delete one member of a data set, type D on the OPTION line of the Library Utility panel and specify the three data set qualifiers plus the member name in the ISPF LIBRARY fields. When you press the Enter key, the member is deleted with no chance for you to retract the deletion with a Confirm Delete panel.
-------------------------------  LIBRARY UTILITY  ------------------------------
OPTION ===> d

    blank - Display member list               B - Browse member
    C - Compress data set                     P - Print member
    X - Print index listing                   R - Rename member
    L - Print entire data set                 D - Delete member
    I - Data set information                  S - Data set information (short)

ISPF LIBRARY:
    PROJECT ===>  prefix
    GROUP   ===>  memo      ===>             ===>            ===>
    TYPE    ===>  text
    MEMBER  ===>  apr13  (If option "P", "R", "D", or "B" selected)
    NEWNAME ===>                    (If option "R" selected)


OTHER PARTITIONED OR SEQUENTIAL DATA SET:
    DATA SET NAME ===>
    VOLUME SERIAL ===>              (If not cataloged)

DATA SET PASSWORD ===>              (If password protected)

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