Identifying the Directory Entries to Read

To identify the data items whose directory information you want returned, use the NAME, NAMEMASK, and CRITERIA keywords. Table 1 describes which of the three keywords to code in order to receive directory information from the desired data items.

Table 1. Identifying Directory Entries to Read
To Read Information For:	Code:
A specific data item	NAME
All data items	CRITERIA=ALL (the default)
All data items that are either changed or locked for cast-out	CRITERIA=CHANGED
All data items that satisfy a character selection pattern	NAME NAMEMASK
All data items that are either changed or locked for cast-out and whose names satisfy a character selection pattern.	NAME NAMEMASK CRITERIA=CHANGED

Coding both NAME and NAMEMASK defines a character selection pattern that the system uses to select names from the cache structure. For a general description of NAMEMASK and the character selection pattern, see Using Filters for Names on Requests.