Renaming of Bundl VSAM files

Products

• Bundl

Issue/Introduction

There is a need to change the HLQ for all files on an LPAR. This would include multiple Bundl environments and the Bundl VSAM data files associated to them. 

Is there anything internally in Bundl that would rely on the z/OS dataset name? Or can all of the associated Bundl VSAM data files be renamed without consequence?

Environment

Release : 5.0

Resolution

Regarding the names of the various Bundl VSAM files: No, Bundl does not store anything internally that knows the names of these data files. So yes, the VSAM file names can be changed without consequence.

*NOTE*

If changing the names of these VSAM data files (recommendation is to allocate NEW file DSNs then IDCAMS REPRO old file to new file), don't forget to update BNDPARMA member in the LSERV.CNTL library so that LSERV recognizes the new names. 

And as an FYI... Regarding the names (HLQ) of the Bundl ARCHIVE files/reports, yes, Bundl does know the archive DSNs internally, and stores this information in its VSAM AIF file.