
Introduction to Manual Cataloging
2-2 User Reference
Introduction to Manual Cataloging
There are several reasons for doing manual cataloging and catalog management. Automatic
cataloging is global in scope, so it will not match the exact requirements of all datasets. You
may want to:
• ensure that precise catalog defaults are established before the dataset is written for the
first time
• update a definition after it is created in a job
• change a dataset’s requirements due to changes in government regulations or datacenter
procedures
For manual cataloging, BIM-EPIC provides a panel–driven system called the Online Manager.
Online Manager is easy to use, and its full–screen fill–in–the–blank formats lead you through
the catalog management task step–by–step.
BIM-EPIC also provides a command–driven catalog management program called TSIDMNT
for batch cataloging of new datasets and versions, for updating fields in existing dataset
entries, and for DSN Catalog reporting. TSIDMNT is discussed in Chapter 3, “DSN Catalog
Management Utility”.
BIM-EPIC programs do not require leading zeros; numeric values are zero–filled on the left.
However, in Online Manager and TSIDMNT, you can suppress the zero–fill by entering a
volume serial number as a six–character string with blanks on the right (Example: "12 ").
If you are using BIM-EPIC Online Manager under CMS, we recommend defining at least four
(4) megabytes of virtual storage for your CMS machine.
If you run both BIM-EPIC and CA-EPIC for CMS, and share a DSN Catalog on VSE, you
can update tape datasets from your CMS machines. You can also scratch tapes used for CA-
EPIC for CMS backup/archive datasets.
Description
Using Online
Manager with BIM-
EPIC for CMS
Sharing a BIM-EPIC
Catalog with CA-
EPIC for CMS
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