RENAME statement is used to rename a dataset or member in a partitioned dataset.

Syntax -

RENAME <oldname> <newname> [options]

Where -

• oldname is the current name of the dataset or member to be renamed.
• newname is the new name for the dataset or member.
• Options are optional parameters that you can use to customize the renaming process.

Examples -

Scenario1 - Rename dataset.

RENAME 'MATEPK.COBOL.SRCLIB' 'MATEPK.COBOL.SRCLIB1' 

This would rename MATEPK.COBOL.SRCLIB members to MATEPK.COBOL.SRCLIB1.