R — rename entire data set

If you select option R, a panel is displayed to allow you to enter the new data set name.

Type the new data set name and press Enter to rename, or enter the END command to cancel. Either action returns you to the previous panel.

If you specify a volume serial for a data set to be renamed, ISPF checks to see whether the data set is cataloged on that volume. If it is, the Rename panel prompts you to specify whether to recatalog the data set. If you specify a volume serial and the data set is not cataloged, it remains uncataloged after you rename it. If a volume serial is not specified, the data set is recataloged to the new data set name and the old data set name is uncataloged.

Note:

ISPF does not rename VSAM data sets or password-protected data sets.
A volume serial is not allowed for multivolume data sets using Rename.
Generation Data Group (GDG) data sets can only be renamed to something other than GDG names.
Attention: Trying to rename GDG data sets to a different generation or version number can cause deletion of your GDG data set or group of GDG data sets.
When you rename a data set that resides on a Storage Management Subsystem volume, you cannot specify a volume serial in the Volume Serial field. Both the cataloged entry and the VTOC entry are renamed.