Selecting user-defined data sets using the VCAT

This topic explains how to select user-defined data sets using the VCAT name.

About this task

To select user-defined Db2 data sets from a VCAT name, type 5 on the Specify Dataset Selection Type input line and press Enter. The Specify User Defined Selection window appears.

The Specify User Defined Selection window, shown in the following figure, lets you narrow the list of VCAT names that appears on the next panel. Enter a VCAT group in the Using Vcat name field. Selection criteria (*) are allowed.
Figure 1. Specify User Defined Selection window
  Specify User Defined Selection  
                                  
  Using Vcat name   D*            
                                  

When you press Enter, the panel shown in the following figure is displayed:

Figure 2. DSM User Defined Summary panel

 AUTOXPRT V1R1   ------  DSM User Defined Summary  ------  2023/10/21  20:03:47 
 Option  ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR  
 Line Commands: S - View Database                                 PF4 View MoveQ
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 SSID: SS1A            Using Vcat: D*                                           
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 Cmd  Vcat     DBct  TSct  ISct  DSNct  SpcUse  SpaceUse  SpaceAlc AvgExt MaxExt
      SS1A         2    21   164   185   64.1%    606.0M    944.7M    1.6      6
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The DSM User Defined Summary panel lists the VCATs that meet your selection criteria. On this panel, you can select a VCAT to view all the databases on the VCAT.

The following section describes the fields on the DSM User Defined Summary panel.

SSID
The Db2 subsystem ID.
Using Vcat
This header field shows the VCAT name you entered on the previous window.
Vcat
The volume catalog on which the user-defined data sets reside.
DBct
The number of databases with user-defined data sets using the VCAT.
TSct
The number of table spaces with user-defined data sets using the VCAT.
ISct
The number of index spaces with user-defined data sets using the VCAT.
DSNct
The total number of data sets allocated for the databases on the VCAT.
SpcUse
The percentage of space allocated that is currently used by user-defined data sets using the VCAT. The value is derived by totaling all space used for applicable data sets and dividing it by all space allocated for the data sets. Space used is derived from data set high used RBA. Space allocated is derived from data set high allocated RBA.
SpaceUse
The amount of space in use by all user-defined data sets on the VCAT, in kilobytes (K), megabytes (M), gigabytes (G), or terabytes (T).
SpaceAlc
The amount of space allocated by user-defined data sets on the VCAT, in kilobytes (K), megabytes (M), gigabytes (G), or terabytes (T).
AvgExt
The average number of extents taken for a single user-defined data set on the VCAT.
MaxExt
The maximum number of extents taken for a single user-defined data set on the VCAT.

The line command that can be used on the DSM User Defined Summary panel is described in the following table:

Table 1. DSM User Defined Summary panel line command
Line command Description
S View the databases with user-defined data sets on this VCAT.