Delete GDG Base via ADRDSSU

drowelf · Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:28 pm

We are looking to archive and remove a complete set of datasets which match a particular mask say XXX.YYY.ZZZ. I've gotten ADRDSSU to collect and delete all the datasets that match this mask, except for the associated GDG Bases. The GDG generations files are collected and deleted, but no the bases.

Here is the command that is feed to ADRDSSU

DUMP DS(INCLUDE(XXX.YYY.ZZZ.**)) -
OUTDDNAME(BACKUP) -
COMPRESS -
ALLDATA(*) -
ALLE -
DELETE -
WAIT(10,10)

I read about DELETECATALOGENTRY modifier, but not sure if that is best way to go here.

Is there a way to make it delete the GDG Bases too? Or some quick way that I can delete all the GDG Bases after this backup runs?

Thanks

drowelf · Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 12:28 am

I searched the forum before posting, (using ADRDSSU) but did not see the other thread discussing this at www.ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=54012&sid=4f6b4665ae3a762c2741a5d22bbcebe0

I take it from that one, that there is no way to use a mask to delete a GDG Base using just a partial mask. The common set up datasets only have the first 3 qualifier the same. The 4th and subsequent are all pretty much unique. Deletion by hand is not an option as

1) These are production systems being archived.
2) There are several hundred GDG Bases.

TIA

expat · Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 12:53 pm

Correct, DFdss WILL NOT delete a GDG base

Dsingh29 · Active User Joined: 16 Dec 2008 Posts: 132 Location: IBM

use IDCAMS to delete multiple GDG base by giving multiple delete statement for each gdg

Akatsukami · Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 3:01 pm

Pete Wilson · Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 2:52 pm

Under ZoS1.12 (and maybe ZoS1.11 with PTF's) it is possible to use the MASK parameter to do generic deletes in IDCAMS.

Otherwise do
LISTCAT LEVEL(part.of base.name) GDG NAME
to get a list of the bases and edit for the deletes

Or use FDREPORT to punch your delete cards out if they have FDR:

e.g.