MFDAS

Use the MFDAS command line utility to perform a range of file-related interactions with the mainframe.

Syntax

ALLOCATE 
MFDAS ALLOCATE PDS <dsname> CYL|TRK|BLK <number> LRECL <number>
BLKSIZE <number> RECFM FB|FBA|FBM|VB|VBA|VBM|F|FA|FM|FSA|FSM|U 
DIR <number> [VOL <volser>]

MFDAS ALLOCATE SEQ CYL|TRK|BLK <number> LRECL <number> 
BLKSIZE <number> RECFM FB|FBA|FBM|VB|VBA|VBM|F|FA|FM|FSA|FSM|U
[VOL <volser>]

MFDAS ALLOCATE PDS <dsname> EXT <extension>
MFDAS ALLOCATE USS <path> [PERM <permissions string>]
AMS 
MFDAS AMS <cmd> /AMSLOG="<filename>"
MFDAS AMS FILE <filename> /AMSLOG="<filename>"
AWM 
MFDAS AWM /AMSLOG="<filename>" "TAUZCIF <parms>"
BINDER 
MFDAS BINDER <filename> PDS <dsname> MEMBER <mname> [XREF]
BROWSE 
MFDAS BROWSE <filename> FROM PDS <dsname> MEMBER <mname>
MFDAS BROWSE <filename> FROM QSAM <dsname>
BUILD 
MFDAS BUILD <filename> CHG <pkgname> MEMBER <mname> TYPE <memtype>
CANCEL | HOLD | RELEASE 
MFDAS CANCEL|HOLD|RELEASE <jobid>
CAT 
MFDAS CAT <catalogsearchfilter>
CATDCB 
MFDAS CATDCB <catalogsearchfilter> [ALL]
MFDAS CATDCB * JESDD JOB#
COMPRESS 
MFDAS COMPRESS <dsname>
COPY 
MFDAS COPY USS <path> TO <path> [CREATE <YES|NO>] [REPL <YES|NO>]
DELETE 
MFDAS DELETE <dsname> [MEMBER <mname>]
MFDAS DELETE END ENV <env> SYS <sys> SUB <sub> MEMBER <mname>|FILTER <filter> [STG <stage>] [TYPE <memtype>] [CCID <change-control-id>] 
[OVERRIDE SIGNOUT] [COMMENT <user-comment>]
MFDAS DELETE JES <jobid> [PURGE]
MFDAS DELETE USS <path>
DIR 
MFDAS DIR END ENV <env> SYS <sys> SUB <sub> [PREFIX <prefix>|FILTER <filter>] [STG <stage>] [TYPE <memtype>] [ALL|FULL]
MFDAS DIR FOOT <dsname> [FILTER <mname>]
MFDAS DIR JESDD <jobid> [ALL] [INPUT]
MFDAS DIR LIB <dsname> [PREFIX <prefix>|FILTER <filter>] [TYPE <memtype>] [ALL]
MFDAS DIR PAN <dsname> [PREFIX <prefix>|FILTER <filter>] [TYPE <memtype>] [USERCODE <code>] [ALL]
MFDAS DIR PDS <dsname> [PREFIX <prefix>|FILTER <filter>] [ALL|FULL] 
MFDAS DIR CHG <pkgname> [TYPE <memtype>] [PREFIX <prefix>] 
MFDAS DIR USS <path>
EXPORT | CHECKIN 
MFDAS EXPORT|CHECKIN [BINARY|TEXT] <filename>|<filter> TO END ENV <env> SYS <sys>
SUB <sub> MEMBER <mname> TYPE <memtype> [VVLL <nnnn>] [CCID <change-control-id>] [COMMENT <user-comment>]
[OVERRIDE] [SIGNOUT] [BYPASS GEN] [PGRP <processor-group>] [LOCK=YES|NO]
MFDAS EXPORT|CHECKIN [BINARY|TEXT] <filename>|<filter> TO LIB <dsname> MEMBER <mname>
MFDAS EXPORT|CHECKIN [BINARY|TEXT] <filename>|<filter> TO PAN <dsname> MEMBER <mname>
[USERCODE <code>]
MFDAS EXPORT|CHECKIN [NOEMPTYCHECK] [LOCK] [RJSE [NOTRANSLATE]] [BINARY|TEXT] [NODFCONV] <filename>|<filter> TO PDS <dsname> MEMBER <mname> [OVERRIDESCLM]
MFDAS EXPORT|CHECKIN [LOCK] [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> TO QSAM <dsname>
MFDAS CHECKIN [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> TO CHG <pkgname> [TYPE <memtype>] [MEMBER <mname>] [OPTION <YYY>] [DESC <description>]
Y=Lock Y=Save Prior Y=Checkin Activate
MFDAS EXPORT <filename>|<filter> TO USS <path> [CREATE <YES|NO>] [APPEND <YES|NO>] [TRUNC <YES|NO>] [EXCL <YES|NO>] [PERM <permissions string>]
GETENQI 
MFDAS GETENQI PDS *|<dsname> [MEMBER <mname>]
MFDAS GETENQI QSAM *|<dsname>
HELP 
MFDAS HELP
HISTORY | LISTCONC 
MFDAS HISTORY|LISTCONC <filename> CHG <pkgname> MEMBER <mname> TYPE <memtype>
MFDAS HISTORY|LISTCONC <filename> END ENV <env> SYS <sys> SUB <sub> STG <stage> MEMBER <mname> TYPE <memtype> [VVLL <nnnn>]
IMPORT | CHECKOUT 
MFDAS IMPORT|CHECKOUT [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> FROM DB2 <dsname> <location> <authid> 
<tablename>
MFDAS IMPORT|CHECKOUT [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> FROM END ENV <env> SYS <sys> SUB <sub> 
MEMBER <mname>|<filter> [STG <stage>] [TYPE <memtype>] [VVLL <nnnn>] [CCID <change-control-id>] [COMMENT <user-comment>] 
[OVERRIDE SIGNOUT] [LOCK=YES]
MFDAS IMPORT|CHECKOUT [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> FROM ESDS|KSDS|RRDS[_FIXED] <dsname> 
[NODFCONV]
MFDAS IMPORT|CHECKOUT [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> FROM IMS <dsname> <databasename> 
<segmentnamelocation> <segmentdatalocation>
MFDAS IMPORT|CHECKOUT [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> FROM JES <jobid> [EXECUTING] [INPUT]
MFDAS IMPORT|CHECKOUT [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> FROM JESDD <jes_ddname> JES <jobid> [EXECUTING] [INPUT]
MFDAS IMPORT|CHECKOUT [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> FROM LIB <dsname> MEMBER <mname>|<filter>
MFDAS IMPORT|CHECKOUT [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> FROM PAN <dsname> MEMBER <mname>|<filter>
MFDAS IMPORT|CHECKOUT [LOCK] [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> FROM PDS <dsname> MEMBER <mname>|<filter>
MFDAS IMPORT|CHECKOUT [LOCK] [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> FROM QSAM <dsname>
MFDAS IMPORT [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> FROM CHG <pkgname> [TYPE <memtype>] [MEMBER <mname>]
MFDAS CHECKOUT [BINARY|TEXT] <filename> FROM CHG <pkgname> [TYPE <memtype>] [MEMBER <mname>] [LEVEL <0|+|->]
[OPTION <YYYY>] Y=Lock Y=Overlay Prior Y=Save Prior Y=Suppress Notify
MFDAS IMPORT USS <path>
LIST 
MFDAS LIST END ENV
MFDAS LIST END [SYS|SUB|STG|TYPE|PGRP] ENV <env> [SYS <sys>] [SUB <sub>] [STG <stage>] [TYPE <type>] [PGRP <pgrp>]
LOCATE 
MFDAS LOCATE <dsname>
MOVE 
MFDAS MOVE END ENV <env> SYS <sys> SUB <sub> MEMBER <mname> [STG <stage>] [TYPE type] [TOUSER <userid>] [BYPASS GEN]
MFDAS MOVE [OVERRIDE SIGNOUT] [CCID <change-control-id>] [COMMENT <user-comment>]
PASSWORD 
MFDAS PASSWORD <password>
RECALL 
MFDAS RECALL <dsname>
RENAME 
MFDAS RENAME <dsname> MEMBER <mname> NEWNAME <mname>
MFDAS RENAME <dsname> NEWNAME <dsname>
MFDAS RENAME USS <path> NEWNAME <path>
SETPERM 
MFDAS SETPERM USS <path> PERM <permissions string>
SETUSER 
MFDAS SETUSER <userid> <password>
SUBMIT 
MFDAS SUBMIT <filename>|<filter>
STATUS 
MFDAS STATUS [LIST] <jobname>|<filter> [FILTER filter]
TERMINATE 
MFDAS TERMINATE
TRANSFER 
MFDAS TRANSFER END ENV <env> SYS <sys> SUB <sub> MEMBER <mname> [STAGE <stage>] [TYPE <type>] [VVLL <nnnn>]
[TOENV <env>] [TOSYS <sys>] [TOSUB <sub>] [TOMEMBER <mname>] [TOSTAGE <stage>] [TOTYPE <type>]
[CCID <change-control-id>] [COMMENT <user-comment>] [OVERRIDE SIGNOUT] [LOCK=YES]
TSO 
MFDAS TSO <TSO command>
UNLOCK 
MFDAS UNLOCK PDS <dsname> MEMBER <mname>
MFDAS UNLOCK CHG <pkgname> [MEMBER <mname>] | [TYPE <memtype>]
MFDAS UNLOCK QSAM <dsname>
VERSION 
MFDAS VERSION

Slash parameters can appear anywhere, they are processed first and then removed:

  • /AMSLOG="<amslogPath>" - on AMS command if there was an IDCAMS command failure writes the SYSPRINT DD to the specified location. On TSO command writes SYSTSPRT DD to the specified location.
  • /CAT=Y
  • /CATLOC=<filename>
  • /CATLOG=<filename>
  • /CATOVERRIDE=<catalogpath>
  • /ENDLOG=<endlogPath> - downloads the Endevor transaction log to the specified location on an END command failure
  • /FIXEDVSAM
  • /LOGLEVEL=ERROR|VERBOSE
  • /NONDYNAMIC
  • /NUMREC=<records to import>
  • /OVERWRITE=Y|N
  • /SHOWDETAILS
  • /CODEPAGE=<codepage> See Supported codepages for more information.
  • /DATACODEPAGE=<codepage> See Supported codepages for more information.

See User exit after a successful import and User exit after a successful export for more information.

Parent topic: Using the command-line interface