To list information from the BCDS and MCDS use TSO. This command can only be issued directly through TSO.

An unauthorized user can use this command to get any of the information that is offered. The most useful information for unauthorized users is information about their own data sets.

DFSMShsm maintains information about the volumes and data sets that it manages and owns and its control data sets. DFSMShsm maintains three control data sets: backup, migration, and offline. The information for the user comes from only two: backup and migration.

The HLIST command is a long-running command that can tie up your TSO terminal if its output is directed to TERM.