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

vvvvvIn TSO/E, a volume serial number can contain alphanumeric characters, nationalcharacters ($, @, or #), and hyphens (-). alphabetic, national, numeric, or hyphenonly; if any other characters are used, the volume serial number cannot be usedas an entry name.A data set name can be placed within quotation marks or not. In TSO/Ehowever, you add a prefix (for example, the user ID) to a name not in quotationmarks. The prefix becomes the first qualifier in the name.In TSO/E, you add the necessary qualifiers to the specified name. However, youcan be prompted to complete a fully qualified name. You are also prompted tosupply any required parameters you have omitted.The modal commands, IF-THEN-ELSE, DO-END, SET, and PARM, are notallowed in TSO/E.In TSO/E, the SYSPRINT data set is not used. The OUTFILE parameter can beused with certain commands to specify a data set to receive access methodservices output.Other TSO/E restrictions are noted in Chapter 3, “Functional Command Syntax,”on page 27.For details about the format of a displayed catalog entry (resulting from aLISTCAT command) for a TSO/E user, see Appendix B, “Interpreting LISTCATOutput Listings,” on page 357.For details about writing and executing programs with TSO/E, see z/OS TSO/EUser’s Guide and z/OS TSO/E Command Reference.Access Method Services Tape Library SupportAccess method services provides support for tape library functions. The accessmethod services ALTER, CREATE, and DELETE commands, however, should beused only to recover from tape volume catalog errors. Because access methodservices cannot change the library manager inventory in an automated tape library,ISMF should be used for usual tape library ALTER, CREATE, and DELETEfunctions.Summary of Tape Library SupportAccess method services supports the following tape library functions:vvvCreating, altering, deleting, copying, and listing catalog entries for tape libraryand tape volume entriesMerging tape volume entries into other volume catalogsProviding support for functions that maintain an up-to-date tape libraryinventory.The CATALOG parameter is ignored when specified on any command that affectsa tape library entry except for the LISTCAT command.A tape library entry is the record for a tape library. A tape volume entry is therecord for a cartridge tape in a tape library.Access Method Services Commands for Tape Library SupportUse the following access method service commands to interact with a tape library:Chapter 1. Using Access Method Services 7