Listing data sets

Retrieving data set names from the OS/390:

You will only be able to retrieve data set names that are cataloged. The names of data sets that are not cataloged may exist but you will not be able to list them in this dialog.

When using the search text field you must search on qualifiers using * and % to improve the accuracy of your search.

• * indicates that either a qualifier or 1 or more characters within a qualifier can occupy that position. * can precede or follow a set of characters. For example: WENDY.D*.DATA WENDY.*.DATA WENDY.DB2.*
  
  
• ** indicates that 0 or more qualifiers can occupy that position. ** can not precede or follow any characters. It must be preceded or followed by either a period or a space. For example: WENDY.** WENDY.**.DATA
  
  
• % indicates that exactly 1 alphanumeric or national character can occupy that position. 1 to 8 % signs can be specified in each qualifier. For example: WE%%Y.DB2.DATA
  
  
• You must specify a specific character as the 1st character of the search string, the 1st character can not be a wild carding character. For example: *.DB2.DATA is not legal while W*.DB2.DATA is legal.