How do I find GDG base information?

How do I find GDG base information?

How to see and read the properties of a GDG?

1. In the ISPF command line, you can issue a command ‘TSO LISTC ENT(‘GDG-BASE-NAME’) ALL’
2. Use LISTCAT ENTRY ‘GDG-NAME’ ALL in the IDCAMS utility of the JCL.
3. Use a utility called Fileaid if your site supports Fileaid.

How is GDG base defined?

Defining GDGs in a JCL. Generation Data Groups (GDGs) are group of datasets related to each other by a common name. The common name is referred as GDG base and each dataset associated with the base is called a GDG version. For example, MYDATA.

How do you find the limit of a GDG base?

In File-AID/SPF extended utilities,you can find it. radhakrishnan82 wrote: In File-AID/SPF extended utilities,you can find it.

What is the advantage of using GDG?

GDGs allow the user to run jobs in cycles (e.g. daily, monthly, etc.) and collect the O/P files in groups, without changing the JCL from run to run. For example, the O/P file can be coded with DSN=A.B.C(+1) and a new O/P file is created at each execution with a unique dataset name, e.g. A.B.C.

What is catalog and Uncatalog in JCL?

Catalogs are used to retain information about datasets, such as volume(s), device type, etc. If you simply UNCATALOG a dataset, you can still use 3.4 but you must supply the volume information. Also, a dataset can be deleted but not uncataloged.

How do you create a new generation under a GDG base?

Answer

1. Create a GDG file.
2. Create a model or template for the individual generations of data sets.
3. As a test you can create your first generation of data sets by running this JCL example.
4. Because the Apply or Capture log file is not referenced by a DD statement you must use IEBGENER to copy your app.

What is utility used to create GDG?

IDCAMS utility is used to define the GDG base.

What is GDG limit?

Extended format GDGs can contain up to 999 generation data sets (GDSes). The previous GDS limit was 255 GDSes per GDG. New GDGs can be defined with this new extended format. The LIMIT parameter on the IDCAMS DEFINE GDG command is changed to accept a maximum value of 999 for extended GDGs.

How do I increase my GDG base limit?

If you use the access method services ALTER command to increase the GDG limit, no rolled-off GDSs or deferred roll-in GDSs are rolled in. When you increase the GDG limit, you must use the ALTER ROLLIN command to roll in the rolled-off generations if you need to access them.

What does GDG mean?

GDG

Acronym	Definition
GDG	Google Developer Group (computer programming)
GDG	Guideline Development Group (UK National Health Service)
GDG	Generation Data Group
GDG	Gewerkschaft Der Gemeindebediensteten

How is GDG defined?

A Generation Data Group (or GDG) is a group of related files that can be referenced individually or as a group. The files (or generations) within a GDG are assigned names derived from the name of the GDG base.

Is it possible to copy GDG base?

If your GDG generations are FB then you cannot copy them to a single data-set by referring GDG-base as input. How many generations are we talking here, however? If your GDG generations are VB then you can copy them to a single data-set and the output data-set will have the largest LRECL. But that would be in LIFO order (last in first out).

What does GDG stand for?

GDG stands for Google Developer Group (computer programming) Suggest new definition. This definition appears very frequently and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories: Information technology (IT) and computers.

What is a Generation Data Group (GDG)?

A Generation Data Group ( GDG) is a group of non-VSAM data sets that are successive generations of historically-related data stored on an IBM mainframe (running OS or DOS/VSE ). A GDG is usually cataloged.