Rational Developer for System z

Defining and using data set aliases

You can define aliases for remote data sets and use them in the same way that you use ISPF data set aliases.

About this task

A data set alias contains a reference to the data set for which it is created. Data set aliases appear in the Remote Systems and z/OS Projects or Enterprise 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:
File list showing example of alias icon

Procedure

To define an alias for a remote data set:

  1. From the Remote Systems view or the z/OS Projects or Enterprise Projects view, select the data set for which you want to define an alias and then click New > Define Alias.
  2. In the Define Alias window, select or type a high-level qualifier in the drop-down list.
  3. In the Alias Name field, type an alias name for the data set and click OK.

What to do next

There are a few differences between the actions you can perform on data set aliases and those you can perform on data sets: See the related tasks for more information on actions you can perform on aliases.

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