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

||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||A.*.*A.B**.B.CRefer to the entryname subparameter of each command to determine if ageneric name is allowed and for more information on using one.For a partitioned data set, the entry name must be given in the format:pdsname(membername). Blank characters are not allowed between the left andright parentheses enclosing the member name, or between the pdsname andthe left parenthesis.If you use an entry name in the format entry name(modifier), and the entryname is not the name of a partitioned data set, only that portion of the namepreceding the left parenthesis is used. The modifier enclosed in parentheses isignored.entrypointcan contain 1 to 44 alphanumeric characters, national characters, or hyphens.The first character of any name or name segment must be either an alphabeticcharacter or a national character.Unless the individual command indicates otherwise, entrypoint(modifier) isnot permitted for a data set name specification and will result in an errormessage. This includes a specification of relative generation numbers for thedata set name (for example, ″GDGname(+1)″). Generation data set names mustbe specified as absolute names, that is GDGname.GxxxxVyy.newnamecan contain 1 to 44 alphanumeric characters, national characters, or hyphens.Names that contain more than 8 characters must be segmented by periods; 1 to8 characters can be specified between periods. A name segmented by periods iscalled a qualified name. Each name segment is referred to as a qualifier.The first character of any name or name segment must be either an alphabeticcharacter or a national character.Use an asterisk, to replace a qualifier to indicate a generic command withcertain commands. Do not use an asterisk as the high level (leftmost) qualifier,a partial replacement for a qualifier, or to replace more than one qualifier. Thefollowing examples show how you can use an asterisk for a generic name:A.*A.*.CThe following examples are not acceptable ways to use a generic name:A.*.*A.B**.B.CRefer to the newname subparameter of each command to determine if a genericname is allowed and for more information on using one.Unless the individual command indicates otherwise, newname(modifier) is notpermitted for a data set name specification and will result in an error message.This includes a specification of relative generation numbers for the data setname (for example, ″GDGname(+1)″). Generation data set names must bespecified as absolute names, that is GDGname.GxxxxVyy.About this documentxix