Running multiple VLSUTIL LIBRARY functions in a single step

Products

• Ideal
• IPC

Issue/Introduction

Is it possible to run the VLSUTIL LIBRARY function against multiple VLS files in one single step?

The following JCL produces a LIBRARY report for the first VLS file only (i.e. ADRPNL):

//VLSUTIL  EXEC PGM=VLSUTIL                        
//STEPLIB   DD DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.CAVQLOAD           
//SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=*                            
//AUXPRINT DD  SYSOUT=*                            
//VLSBKUP  DD  DUMMY                               
//VLSFILE  DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.ADRPNL             
//         DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.ADROUT             
//         DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.ADRLIB             
//SYSUDUMP DD  SYSOUT=*                            
//SYSIN    DD *                                    
LIBRARY     
/*                                

 

Environment

Release : 15.1

Component : IPC

Resolution

Use the DDNAMES SYSIN cards to overwrite the standard ddname VLSFILE and then run all the LIBRARY functions on the same step:

//VLSUTIL EXEC PGM=VLSUTIL 
//STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.CAVQLOAD 
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* 
//AUXPRINT DD SYSOUT=* 
//VLSBKUP DD DUMMY 
//VLS1 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.ADRPNL 
//VLS2 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.ADROUT 
//VLS3 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.ADRLIB 
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=* 
//SYSIN DD * 
DDNAMES VLSFILE=VLS1 
LIBRARY 
DDNAMES VLSFILE=VLS2 
LIBRARY 
DDNAMES VLSFILE=VLS3 
LIBRARY
/*

Additional Information

DDNAMES card is documented on the "VLSUTIL Function Descriptions" section of Datacom Tools documentation.