Data Set Name report

The Data Set Name report is produced using the EXEC CICS INQUIRE DSNAME command.

Table 1. Fields in the Data Set Name report
Field Heading Description
Data set name The name of the data set.

Source field: EXEC CICS INQUIRE DSNAME()

Access Method The access method used with the data set.

Source field: EXEC CICS INQUIRE DSNAME() ACCESSMETHOD()

Dsname Object Indicates whether the object of the inquiry is a real data set containing records (a VSAM KSDS, ESDS, or RRDS, or an alternate index used directly) or a VSAM path definition that links an alternate index to its base cluster. BASE indicates a data set containing records. PATH indicates a VSAM path definition. A blank field in the report indicates either that the data set has not been opened by this CICS® region, or that it is a BDAM data set.

Source field: EXEC CICS INQUIRE DSNAME() OBJECT()

Dsname Validity Indicates whether the data set name has been validated against the VSAM catalog by opening a file associated with the data set.

Source field: EXEC CICS INQUIRE DSNAME() VALIDITY()

Dsname Availability Indicates whether the data set is currently flagged, in this CICS region, as available or unavailable for use.

Source field: EXEC CICS INQUIRE DSNAME() AVAILABILITY()

File Count The number of installed file definitions that refer to this data set.

Source field: EXEC CICS INQUIRE DSNAME() FILECOUNT()

Recovery Status The recovery characteristics of the data set.

Source field: EXEC CICS INQUIRE DSNAME() RECOVSTATUS()