How to Create a ALIAS for the PDS

shrivatsa · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:57 pm

Hi,

The PDS SYS6.A.MTC220.TBLLOAD is showing ALIAS as the Volume name
SYS6.A.MTC220.TBLLOAD *ALIAS

and if I browse this PDS its showing another name as SYS6.A.CICS220.PDO0601.TBLLOAD

How to create thesee type of PDS..?

Thanks
Shri

pidu_rak · New User Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 1 Location: India

This is the main Volume. It is created by the installation itself... u cant create it only when u create a new VSAM or a new installation..

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

Hi Shri,

As far as I know ALIAS is used for PDS members, not the entire PDS. The IBM utility IEBUPDTE has the capability to assign an ALIAS to a PDS member. Check the link below.

publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/handheld/Connected/BOOKS/dgt1u104/10.3.4.7

Rameshs · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:00 pm

/* rex */
aliasds='tsorsam.rexx.salias'
realds='tsorsam.rexx.source'
address tso
"DEFINE ALIAS( NAME('"aliasds"') RELATE('"realds"'))"

rarvins · New User Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 59 Location: Texas

Hi,
I went thru this post and had a doubt.
Now after I create an alias for my PDS, will the changes in the alias get reflected in the parent PDS...? Or is it an independent entity....?

Cheers,
Rarvins

Rameshs · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:26 pm

when you open or list the alias PDS, Actually it will access the parent PDS.. It's an alias name for the PDS.