JCL for catalog synchronization

To request catalog synchronization, specify the CATSYNCH parameter. You can submit a job with JCL similar to Figure 1.

Figure 1. Example of JCL for catalog synchronization processing

//HSKP     EXEC PGM=EDGHSKP,
//     PARM='CATSYNCH'
//MESSAGE  DD DSN=MESSAGE.FILE.NAME,DISP=SHR
//ACTIVITY DD DSN=ACTIVITY.FILE.NAME,DISP=SHR

Specify the CATSYNCH and the VERIFY parameter to perform a trial run of catalog synchronization. You can submit a job with JCL similar to Figure 2.

Figure 2. Example of JCL for trial run catalog synchronization processing

//HSKP     EXEC PGM=EDGHSKP,
//     PARM='CATSYNCH,VERIFY'
//MESSAGE  DD DSN=MESSAGE.FILE.NAME,DISP=SHR
//ACTIVITY DD DSN=ACTIVITY.FILE.NAME,DISP=SHR

IBM recommends that you run CATSYNCH with VERIFY to perform a trial run early in your implementation so that you can be sure your catalogs are free from errors before you get started. A trial run prior to implementation does not need the CATSYSID operand specified in parmlib.