Data set actions

You can use the Data Sets view in the z/OS® perspective to select data sets and perform actions against them. You invoke actions by using the menu that is displayed when you right-click a data set. The available actions depend on the type of data set.

The following table lists the types of data sets and the actions that are available for each data set type.
Table 1. Data set types and actions
Data set type Action
Partitioned data set (PDS)
  • Delete Delete one or more selected data sets. You can select PDSs and sequential data sets, but you cannot include data set members.
  • New Data Set Member Create a new member in the PDS.
  • Copy Qualified Name Copy the fully qualified name of one or more selected data sets to the clipboard.
PDS member
  • Delete Delete one or more selected data set members. You can select members from different PDSs.
  • New Data Set Member Create a new member in the PDS.
  • Open Open the data set member for browsing or editing. When changes are complete, click the Save icon to save the changes.
  • Copy Qualified Name Copy the fully qualified name of one or more selected data set members to the clipboard. You can select members from different PDSs.
  • Submit Submit the data set member for processing as a JCL job. The job number is displayed in the workbench status bar. You can view the job output in the Jobs view.
Sequential data set
  • Delete Delete one or more selected data sets. You can select PDSs and sequential data sets, but you cannot include data set members.
  • Open Open the data set for browsing or editing. When changes are complete, click the Save icon to save the changes.
  • Add Create a new sequential data set.
  • Copy Qualified Name Copy the fully qualified name of one or more selected data sets to the clipboard.
  • Submit Submit the data set for processing. The job number is displayed in the workbench status bar. You can view the job output in the Jobs view.
Migrated data set
  • Recall Recall the data set.
    Note: When you recall migrated VSAM data sets, all the data set components are recalled. However, if you recall the data or index component, the warning icon is displayed by the file to indicate that you must refresh the Data Sets view to see the combined components in the view.
  • Copy Qualified Name Copy the fully qualified name of one or more selected data sets to the clipboard.
VSAM data set
  • Copy Qualified Name Copy the fully qualified name of one or more selected data sets to the clipboard.
Data sets not found or volume not available

No actions possible.
Note:
  • Active data sets residing on tape type device are not supported. They are treated as offline data sets.
  • Data set type LARGE is not supported. Do not operate on data sets with this property.