Delete information about a data set from the BSDS (DELETE) on z/OS

We can use the DELETE function of CSQJU003 to delete all information about a specified log data set or data set volume from the bootstrap data sets.

For example, we can use this function to delete outdated archive log data sets.

DELETE

DELETE DSNAME = dsname ,COPY1VOL=vol-id,COPY2VOL=vol-id


Keywords and parameters

    DSNAME= dsname
    Specifies the name of the log data set.

    dsname can be up to 44 characters long.

    COPY1VOL= vol-id
    The volume serial number of the copy-1 archive log data set named after DSNAME.
    COPY2VOL= vol-id
    The volume serial number of the copy-2 archive log data set named after DSNAME.