LISTCAT
LISTCAT Command (for Beginners)
Summary
For extensive information, go through the LISTCAT Command (for Experienced)
The LISTCAT command is used to view dataset attributes, usage statistics, space allocation information, security information, creation and expiration information, etc.
LISTCAT command stands for LIST CATalog entry and lists catalog entries.
Detailed syntax -
//JOBNAME JOB job-card-parameters
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
LISTCAT [ALIAS]
[ALTERNATEINDEX]
[CLUSTER]
[DATA]
[GENERATIONDATAGROUP]
[INDEX]
[NONVSAM]
[PAGESPACE]
[PATH]
[USERCATALOG]
[CREATION(days)]
[ENTRIES(entry-name [ entry-name...])|
LEVEL(level)]
[PREFIX|NOPREFIX]
[EXPIRATION(days)]
[FILE(ddname)]
[LIBRARY(libname)]
[NAME|HISTORY|VOLUME| ALLOCATION|ALL]
[OUTFILE(ddname)]
[CATALOG(catalog-name)]
/*Parameters
The LISTCAT command has no mandatory parameters. All parameters are optional and those are specified below -
Optional Parameters
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| ENTRIES (entry-name [ entry-name...]) | List the entries of the name or generic name of each entry. Short Description: ENT |
| ALL | Lists all fields information that are not listed under the NAME, HISTORY, VOLUME, ALLOCATION options, CA-RECLAIM, RLSDATA, ATTRIBUTES, and STATISTICS. |
| ALTERNATEINDEX | ALTERNATEINDEX lists the alternate index entries. Short Description: AIX |
| CLUSTER | CLUSTER lists cluster entries. Short Description: CL |
Example -
Requirement - List the ESDS file entries.
Input ESDS File - MATEPK.TEST.ESDS
Code -
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7--
***************************** Top of Data ******************************
//MATEPKL JOB (123),'MTH',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=A,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),
// NOTIFY=&SYSUID
//************************************************************
//* LISTCAT COMMAND
//************************************************************
//STEP10 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
LISTCAT ENTRIES(MATEPK.EMPL.ESDS) ALL
/*
//*
**************************** Bottom of Data ****************************In the above JCL, MATEPK is the userid and change it as required.
Output -
Once the above JCL is submitted, check the MAXCC of the job for any errors. If the MAXCC is 00 or 04, then listing is successful.
********************************* TOP OF DATA ********************************************************************
IDCAMS SYSTEM SERVICES TIME: 06:34:02 04/09/22 PAGE 1
LISTCAT ENTRIES(MATEPK.EMPL.ESDS) ALL
CLUSTER ------- MATEPK.EMPL.ESDS
IN-CAT --- CATALOG.Z113.MASTER
HISTORY
DATASET-OWNER-----(NULL) CREATION--------2022.099
RELEASE----------------2 EXPIRATION------0000.000
EATTR-------------(NULL)
BWO STATUS--------(NULL) BWO TIMESTAMP-----(NULL)
BWO---------------(NULL)
PROTECTION-PSWD-----(NULL) RACF----------------(NO)
ASSOCIATIONS
DATA-----MATEPK.EMPL.ESDS.DATA
DATA ------- MATEPK.EMPL.ESDS.DATA
IN-CAT --- CATALOG.Z113.MASTER
HISTORY
DATASET-OWNER-----(NULL) CREATION--------2022.099
RELEASE----------------2 EXPIRATION------0000.000
ACCOUNT-INFO-----------------------------------(NULL)
PROTECTION-PSWD-----(NULL) RACF----------------(NO)
ASSOCIATIONS
CLUSTER--MATEPK.EMPL.ESDS
ATTRIBUTES
KEYLEN-----------------0 AVGLRECL--------------47 BUFSPACE------------8192 CISIZE--------------4096
RKP--------------------0 MAXLRECL--------------47 EXCPEXIT----------(NULL) CI/CA----------------180
SHROPTNS(1,3) RECOVERY UNIQUE NOERASE NONINDEXED NOWRITECHK UNORDERED REUSE
NONSPANNED
STATISTICS
REC-TOTAL--------------0 SPLITS-CI--------------0 EXCPS------------------0
REC-DELETED------------0 SPLITS-CA--------------0 EXTENTS----------------1
REC-INSERTED-----------0 FREESPACE-%CI----------0 SYSTEM-TIMESTAMP:
REC-UPDATED------------0 FREESPACE-%CA----------0 X'0000000000000000'
REC-RETRIEVED----------0 FREESPC----------1474560
ALLOCATION
SPACE-TYPE------CYLINDER HI-A-RBA---------1474560
SPACE-PRI--------------2 HI-U-RBA---------------0
SPACE-SEC--------------1
VOLUME
VOLSER------------DEVHD4 PHYREC-SIZE---------4096 HI-A-RBA---------1474560 EXTENT-NUMBER----------1
DEVTYPE------X'3010200F' PHYRECS/TRK-----------12 HI-U-RBA---------------0 EXTENT-TYPE--------X'40'
VOLFLAG------------PRIME TRACKS/CA-------------15
EXTENTS:
LOW-CCHH-----X'03C80000' LOW-RBA----------------0 TRACKS----------------30
HIGH-CCHH----X'03C9000E' HIGH-RBA---------1474559
IDCAMS SYSTEM SERVICES TIME: 06:34:02 04/09/22 PAGE 2
THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES PROCESSED WAS:
AIX -------------------0
ALIAS -----------------0
CLUSTER ---------------1
DATA ------------------1
GDG -------------------0
INDEX -----------------0
NONVSAM ---------------0
PAGESPACE -------------0
PATH ------------------0
SPACE -----------------0
USERCATALOG -----------0
TAPELIBRARY -----------0
TAPEVOLUME ------------0
TOTAL -----------------2
THE NUMBER OF PROTECTED ENTRIES SUPPRESSED WAS 0
IDC0001I FUNCTION COMPLETED, HIGHEST CONDITION CODE WAS 0
IDC0002I IDCAMS PROCESSING COMPLETE. MAXIMUM CONDITION CODE WAS 0
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ******************************************************************Explaining Example -
In the above example,
- LISTCAT ENTRIES(MATEPK.EMPL.ESDS) ALL lists the ESDS dataset all entries.