DEFINE CATALOG field
The value of the DEFINE CATALOG field determines whether Db2 is to create a new ICF catalog.
| Acceptable values: | YES, NO |
|---|---|
| Default: | YES |
| Update: | see Changing the high-level qualifier for Db2 data sets |
| DSNZPxxx: | none |
- YES
- Builds a new ICF catalog by using the alias that is specified in the CATALOG ALIAS field.
- NO
- Signals that the catalog that is named in the CATALOG ALIAS field already exists; the CLIST does not create a new one.
If you specify YES, Db2 edits job DSNTIJCA
which, when run, creates a user catalog and an alias for that catalog. Db2 creates the
high-level qualifier of the catalog name by adding a number to the
end of the alias that is defined in the CATALOG ALIAS field. If the
alias has fewer than eight characters, Db2 appends a 1
to
the end of the alias. For example, if you accept the default of DSNCAT
for the CALTALOG ALIAS field, the catalog that Db2 creates is named
DSNCAT1.USER.CATALOG. If the alias has eight characters, Db2 changes the
last character into a 1. If the last character is already a 1, Db2 changes the
1 to a 2.