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by **jaggz** » Thu May 10, 2012 4:40 pm

Dear All,

In one of our test system we have some Target and Distribution libraries for which I am unable to fetch the ZONE name for each Libraries. Is there a way to browse these VSAM files to know the ZONE name. Here In our Global ZONE these OLD target and distribution Libraries are not visible after doing LIST GZONE.

Could anyone please point me a way to browse the SMPE VSAM files to check the ZONE name alone.

Jaggz

by **mongan** » Thu May 10, 2012 4:55 pm

As far as I know the zone name is not embedded in the vsam dataset. Just try defining a zone with the corresponding vsam data set and see if you can access it.

by **Robert Sample** » Thu May 10, 2012 5:03 pm

What do you get with a

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LIST ALLZONES .

by **jaggz** » Fri May 11, 2012 8:08 am

Mongan,

Zone names are embedded. Can do a Print ids ch(/) against your SMPE VSAM datasets.

Robert,

LIST ALLZONES. just shows the recent one installed.

All,

A quick method to know the Zone name when you are unsure about the zone name. You can run the below :

Apology for posting the JCL here since I don't find Code tag when We select Quick Reply :

First we have to run the Below JCL :

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//REPRO EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//INDD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SMPE.CICS.TARGET.CSI
//OUTDD DD SYSOUT=*,DCB=(RECFM=VB,LRECL=147)
//SYSIN DD *
REPRO INFILE(INDD) OUTFILE(OUTDD) +
FROMKEY(X'0000020000') +
TOKEY(X'00000200FF')
/*"

The records written to the output will show the name of the zones contained within that VSAM CSI data set. Each Record will be identified by one Zone.

by **steve-myers** » Fri May 11, 2012 8:13 am

Even if you are able to retrieve the zone names, and from there get the target library names from DDDEF elements, they may be incorrect since DDDEF dataset names can be overridden in the JCL used to run SMPE.

by **jaggz** » Fri May 11, 2012 8:18 am

Hi Steve,

steve-myers wrote: they may be incorrect since DDDEF dataset names can be overridden in the JCL used to run SMPE.

Does it happen when we do

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UCLIN REP

?

Jaggz

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