Selecting the catalog

Use the Catalog Selection List panel (Figure 1) to specify an SSA for each catalog. The SSAs you specify here are used to create alias entries for these catalogs in the driving system's master catalog.

Figure 1. Panel: Catalog selection list

 CPPP6031 ---------------- SSA to CATALOG ( MD053718 ) ------  Row 1 to 5 of 5
 COMMAND ==>                                                   SCROLL ==> PAGE

 CATALOG Selection List

 Primary Commands:(? CANcel SAVE)
 Line Commands:(Select)

                                                              Allocate  Define
                                                                     |  |
 S Catalog Name                                 SSA Name Type VOLume |  | Unit
 - -------------------------------------------- -------- ---- ------ -  - ----
   TONY.CATALOG                                 ?        UCAT AMHCAT Y  Y 3390
   NET.CATALOG                                  ?        UCAT NETCAT Y  Y 3390
   SMOMP.CATALOG                                ?        UCAT SMCAT  Y  Y 3390
   TSO.CATALOG                                  ?        UCAT TSOCAT Y  Y 3390
   VS4.MASTCAT                                  ?MCAT    MCAT MVSCAT Y  Y 3390
 ******************************* BOTTOM OF DATA ********************************

For a software upgrade installation, the target system's master catalog must already exist (the Allocate Catalog field is set to N and cannot be changed). User catalogs can be new or existing catalogs.

When you first display the Catalog Selection List panel, you might see a message warning you that you have not defined at least one SSA. If you try to exit this panel before completing the SSA definitions, the message reappears. Whether you receive this message or not, you should ensure that the needed SSA definitions exist and that any SSA definitions inherited from a saved configuration are still valid.

The following primary commands are valid for this panel:

?: This is a standard command for panels that display lists. See Primary commands.
CANCEL: This command, abbreviated as CAN, discards any changes that you have made since the last checkpoint and exits the Specify Temporary Aliases (SSAs) for Catalogs function. (A checkpoint is taken when you enter and exit the dialog, and after any SAVE command).
SAVE: This command saves any changes you made, and establishes a new checkpoint. (A checkpoint is taken when you enter and exit the dialog, and after any SAVE command.)

The following line command is valid for this panel:

S

Selects a catalog, allowing you to specify:

SSA
When an SSA is to be used for this catalog, the SSA name
Whether the catalog is to be allocated
When the catalog is to be allocated, the unit and volume
When the catalog is to be allocated, its size

Enter line command S for a data set name on this panel and press Enter to display the next panel, which is described in Defining SSA and catalog data. After you define the SSAs, the dialog displays the Catalog Selection List panel again with the updated SSA information. When you are satisfied with the results, return to the Installation Menu panel (Figure 1).