Using the Data Sets view in the z/OS perspective you can
select and perform actions against data sets. Actions are invoked
from the menu displayed when you right-click a data set. The actions
you can perform depend on the type of data set.
The following table lists the types of data sets and the actions
that you can perform against them.
Table 1. Data set types and actionsData set type |
Action |
PDS |
- Delete: The data set is deleted.
- New Data Set member: A new member is created in the PDS
data set.
|
PDS member |
- Delete: The member data set is deleted.
- New Data Set member: A new member is created in the PDS
data set.
- Open: Opens the data set for browsing or editing. When
changes are complete, click the Save icon
to
save the changes.
- Submit: Submits the member for processing as a JCL job.
The job number is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the CICS Explorer™ workbench.
You can view the job output in the Jobs view.
|
Sequential data set |
- Delete: The member data set is deleted.
- Open: Opens the data set for browsing or editing. When
changes are complete, click the Save icon
to
save the changes.
|
Migrated data set |
- Recall: The data set is recalled.
Note: When you recall
migrated VSAM data sets, all the data set components are recalled.
However if you performed the recall on the data or index component,
the file's icon is decorated with the warning icon  to indicate that you must refresh
the Data Sets view to see the combined components in the view.
|
VSAM data set |
No actions possible.
|
Data sets not found or volume not available |
No actions possible.
|