About this task
The
Retrieve Data Set window searches
the MVS Files subsystem for data
sets that match a search string that you enter. This function is similar
to, but not identical to, the ISPF option 3.4, Data Set List Utility.
The following list shows some of the differences between
Retrieve
Data Set and ISPF 3.4:
- Retrieve Data Set does not show data sets
that are in the catalog but not on the volume.
- Retrieve Data Set does not show VSAM data
or the index, but shows the VSAM cluster.
- Retrieve Data Set shows generation data groups
under the Retrieved Data Sets filter. Generation data sets are shown
under their respective generation data groups.
- The wildcard character * functions differently in the Retrieve
Data Set window and ISPF. In the Retrieve Data
Set window, an * in a search string can cross qualifier
boundaries. The search string USERID.*O*, for
example, matches both USERID.LOAD and USERID.TEST.COBOL in
the Retrieve Data Set window, but matches only USERID.LOAD in
ISPF 3.4.