Uncatalog Datasets

Summary

Syntax
Example - Delete the PS and PDS

Uncatalog removes the dataset entry from the catalog table. So that if you search for the dataset from the Data Set List Utility (=3.4) by providing the dataset's name, you will not be able to find the dataset.
Uncatalog performs on cataloged data sets to hide them from the search.
To access the dataset, you should also provide the Volume Serial number where the dataset resides upon.

IEFBR14 can be used to uncatalog the sequential file (PS) or partitioned dataset (PDS).
The disposition to uncatalog the dataset is DISP=(OLD,UNCATLG,..).

UNCATLG option performs below two tasks -

Removes the entry in the system or user catalog directory for the dataset.
Removes all the related indexes that exists to access the dataset.

Syntax -

//Job-Card
//*
//STEP1    EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSDUMP  DD SYSOUT=* 
//DD1      DD DSN=datset.name, DISP=(OLD,UNCATLG,..)

Example -

Scenario - Uncatalog the PS and PDS using IEFBR14 utility.

Input PS File - MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE
Input PDS File - MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE

JCL -

----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7--
***************************** Top of Data ******************************
//MATEPKU  JOB (123),'MTH',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=A,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),           
//             NOTIFY=&SYSUID                                           
//******************************************************************    
//* UNCATALOG DATA SET USING IEFBR14 UTILITY                            
//*****************************************************************     
//STEP01   EXEC PGM=IEFBR14                                             
//DD1      DD DSN=MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE,                                
//            DISP=(OLD,UNCATLG,DELETE)                                 
//DD2      DD DSN=MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE,                               
//            DISP=(OLD,UNCATLG,DELETE)                                 
**************************** Bottom of Data ****************************

Output -

Go to Spool (SDSF -> ST) and verify the status in the JESYSMSG DDname of the corresponding job.

********************************* TOP OF DATA **********************************
ICH70001I MATEPK   LAST ACCESS AT 11:16:11 ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2022         
IEF236I ALLOC. FOR MATEPKU STEP01                                               
IEF237I 0ABB ALLOCATED TO DD1                                                   
IEF237I 0ABB ALLOCATED TO DD2                                                   
IEF142I MATEPKU STEP01 - STEP WAS EXECUTED - COND CODE 0000                     
IEF285I   MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE                        UNCATALOGED              
IEF285I   VOL SER NOS= DEVHD4.                                                  
IEF285I   MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE                       UNCATALOGED              
IEF285I   VOL SER NOS= DEVHD4.                                                  
IEF373I STEP/STEP01  /START 2022232.1119                                        
IEF032I STEP/STEP01  /STOP  2022232.1119                                        
        CPU:     0 HR  00 MIN  00.01 SEC    SRB:     0 HR  00 MIN  00.00 SEC    
        VIRT:     4K  SYS:   228K  EXT:        0K  SYS:    13476K               
IEF375I  JOB/MATEPKU /START 2022232.1119                                        
IEF033I  JOB/MATEPKU /STOP  2022232.1119                                        
        CPU:     0 HR  00 MIN  00.01 SEC    SRB:     0 HR  00 MIN  00.00 SEC    
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ********************************

Explaining Example -

DD1 DD * - Specifies PS dataset with DISP for uncatalog (DISP=(OLD,UNCATLG,DELETE)).
DD2 DD * - Specifies PDS dataset with DISP for uncatalog (DISP=(OLD,UNCATLG,DELETE)).
MATEPKU STEP01 - STEP WAS EXECUTED - COND CODE 0000 - Specifies the STEP01 completed successfully.
MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE UNCATALOGED - Specifies the MATEPK.IEFBR14.PSFILE uncataloged successfully.
MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE UNCATALOGED - Specifies the MATEPK.IEFBR14.PDSFILE uncataloged successfully.