Delete Datasets
Delete Datasets
Summary
- ISPF foreground option 3.2 (Data Set Utility panel) is also used to delete the datasets. However, the IEFBR14 utility is used to delete the datasets as part of a batch run.
- The dataset can be either a Sequential file(PS) or Partitioned Dataset(PDS).
- IEFBR14 can be used to delete the sequential file (PS) or partitioned dataset (PDS).
- The disposition to delete the dataset is DISP=(OLD,DELETE,..) or DISP=(MOD,DELETE,..).
DELETE option performs below two tasks -
- Deletes an entry in the system or user catalog directory for the dataset.
- Removes the dataset entry from VTOC (Volume Table of Contents), and it cant be retrieved.
- Removes all the required indexes that are required to access the dataset.
Syntax -
//Job-Card
//*
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//DD1 DD DSN=datset.name, DISP=(OLD,DELETE,DELETE)
Example -
Scenario - Delete the PS and PDS using IEFBR14 utility.
Input PS File - MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE
Input PDS File - MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE
JCL -
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+---4---+---5---+---6---+---7--
***************************** Top of Data ******************************
//MATEPKD JOB (123),'MTH',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=A,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),
// NOTIFY=&SYSUID
//*************************************************************
//* DELETE DATA SET USING IEFBR14 UTILITY
//*************************************************************
//STEP01 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//DD1 DD DSN=MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE,
// DISP=(OLD,DELETE,DELETE)
//DD2 DD DSN=MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE,
// DISP=(OLD,DELETE,DELETE)
**************************** Bottom of Data ****************************Output -
Go to Spool (SDSF -> ST) and verify the status in the JESYSMSG DDname of the corresponding job.
********************************* TOP OF DATA **********************************
ICH70001I MATEPK LAST ACCESS AT 11:22:37 ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2022
IEF236I ALLOC. FOR MATEPKD STEP01
IEF237I 0ABB ALLOCATED TO DD1
IEF237I 0ABB ALLOCATED TO DD2
IEF142I MATEPKD STEP01 - STEP WAS EXECUTED - COND CODE 0000
IEF285I MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE UNCATALOGED
IEF285I VOL SER NOS= DEVHD4.
IEF285I MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE DELETED
IEF285I VOL SER NOS= DEVHD4.
IEF285I MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE UNCATALOGED
IEF285I VOL SER NOS= DEVHD4.
IEF285I MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE DELETED
IEF285I VOL SER NOS= DEVHD4.
IEF373I STEP/STEP01 /START 2022232.1124
IEF032I STEP/STEP01 /STOP 2022232.1124
CPU: 0 HR 00 MIN 00.01 SEC SRB: 0 HR 00 MIN 00.00 SEC
VIRT: 4K SYS: 228K EXT: 0K SYS: 13476K
IEF375I JOB/MATEPKD /START 2022232.1124
IEF033I JOB/MATEPKD /STOP 2022232.1124
CPU: 0 HR 00 MIN 00.01 SEC SRB: 0 HR 00 MIN 00.00 SEC
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ******************************** Explaining Example -
- DD1 DD * - Specifies PS dataset with DISP for catalog (DISP=(OLD,CATLG,DELETE)).
- DD2 DD * - Specifies PDS dataset with DISP for catalog (DISP=(OLD,CATLG,DELETE)).
- IEF142I MATEPKD STEP01 - STEP WAS EXECUTED - COND CODE 0000 - Specifies the step01 completed successfully.
- MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE UNCATALOGED - Specifies the MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE uncataloged successfully.
- MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE DELETED - Specifies the MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE deleted successfully.
- MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE UNCATALOGED - Specifies the MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE uncataloged successfully.
- MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE DELETED - Specifies the MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE deleted successfully.