To delete an entire data set, select the DATASET option (option
2).
-------------------------- UTILITY SELECTION MENU ----------------------------
OPTION ===> 2
1 LIBRARY - Compress or print data set. Print index listing.
Print, rename, delete, or browse members
2 DATASET - Allocate, rename, delete, catalog, uncatalog, or
display information of an entire data set
3 MOVE/COPY - Move, copy, or promote members or data sets
4 DSLIST - Print or display (to process) list of data set names
Print or display VTOC information
5 RESET - Reset statistics for members of ISPF library
6 HARDCOPY - Initiate hardcopy output
8 OUTLIST - Display, delete or print held job output
9 COMMANDS - Create/change an application command table
10 CONVERT - Convert old format messages/menu panels to new format
11 FORMAT - Format definition for formatted data Edit/Browse
12 SUPERC - Compare data sets (Standard dialog)
13 SUPERCE - Compare data sets (Extended dialog)
14 SEARCH-FOR - Search data sets for strings of data
The next panel you see allows you to do several data set management
tasks. To delete a data set, type
D for delete on
the OPTION line. Then specify the three data set qualifiers in the
ISPF LIBRARY fields.
------------------------------- DATA SET UTILITY -----------------------------
OPTION ===> d
A - Allocate new data set C - Catalog data set
R - Rename entire data set U - Uncatalog data set
D - Delete entire data set S - Data set information (short)
blank - Data set information
ISPF LIBRARY:
PROJECT ===> prefix
GROUP ===> newtest
TYPE ===> data
OTHER PARTITIONED OR SEQUENTIAL DATA SET:
DATA SET NAME ===>
VOLUME SERIAL ===> (If not cataloged, required for option "C")
DATA SET PASSWORD ===> (If password protected)
When you press the Enter key, you see the Confirm Delete panel
to ensure
that you didn't type the D by mistake. To delete the data set, press
the Enter key. To cancel the delete process, press the END PF key
(PF 3).
------------------------------- CONFIRM DELETE -------------------------------
COMMAND ===>
DATA SET NAME: PREFIX.NEWTEST.DATA
VOLUME: TSO018
CREATION DATE: 87/02/15
INSTRUCTIONS:
Press ENTER key to confirm delete request.
(The data set will be deleted and uncataloged.)
Enter END command to cancel delete request.
Exercise |
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Create another sequential data set by following
the example starting at Creating a data set in ISPF/PDF.
Name the new data set PREFIX.NEWTEST.DATA.
Now delete the
new data set you just created by following the example starting at Deleting a data set in ISPF/PDF. When you press the Enter key on
the delete confirmation panel, you see the message: DATA SET DELETED
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