z/OS V1R6.0 DFSMS Access Method Services for Catalogs

ALTERIn the first part of the example, DEFINE CLUSTER defines a cluster and its dataand index components with the same high-level qualifier, with these names:v EXAMPLE.KSDSv EXAMPLE.KSDS.DATAv EXAMPLE.KSDS.INDEXIn the second part of the example, ALTER renames the cluster and its components.The first ALTER command parameters are:v EXAMPLE.KSDS identifies the object to be modified (cluster componentpreviously defined).vNEWNAME changes the entry name EXAMPLE.KSDS to EXAMPLE.TEST. Thisalters the cluster name to:– EXAMPLE.TESTThe second ALTER command parameters are:v EXAMPLE.KSDS.* identifies the objects to be modified (data and indexcomponents previously defined).vNEWNAME changes each generic entry name EXAMPLE.KSDS.* toEXAMPLE.TEST.*. This alters the data and index names to:– EXAMPLE.TEST.DATA– EXAMPLE.TEST.INDEXAttention: Use the second example of the ALTER command with caution. Any dataset with the first two qualifiers EXAMPLE.KSDS will be altered.76 z/OS V1R6.0 DFSMS Access Method Services for Catalogs