You can define aliases for remote data sets and use them
in the same way that you use ISPF data set aliases. A data set alias
contains a reference to the data set for which it is created. Data
set aliases appear in the Remote System and z/OS® Projects view with a distinct icon so that
you can easily identify them as aliases and with the original data
set name in brackets beside the alias name:
To
define an alias for a remote data set, do these steps:
- From the Remote System view or the z/OS Projects view, select the data set for
which you want to define an alias and then click Define
Alias.
- In the Define Alias window, select a high-level qualifier
from the drop-down list.
- In the Alias Name field, type an
alias name for the data set and click OK.
There
are a few differences between the actions you can perform on data
set aliases and those you can perform on data sets:
- The rename action is disabled for aliases.
- When you delete an alias, the referenced data set is not deleted.
Only the alias is deleted.
See the related tasks for more information on actions you can
perform on aliases.