Deleting an alias deletes only the alias name from the catalog.
It does not delete the referenced data set.
About this task
To
delete a data set alias, do these steps:
Procedure
- Select the data set alias you want to delete and click Delete. A Delete Confirmation window opens.
- To confirm the delete action, click Delete. A message window opens indicating that the referenced data set
is not deleted.
- Click OK to close the message window. You can suppress the message window by clicking Don't show
this again.
Results
Note: When you delete a referenced data
set, its alias entries are also removed from the catalog.