Deleting rule set elements

You can delete individual rule set elements (records) from the repository. To remove the records, use the DELETE command.

Warning

The DELETE command permanently removes the record from the repository. You may want to be sure you have a recent backup of the repository before you execute DELETE commands.

Other sections in this space describe using the DELETE command to remove other types of records (such as VSAM file and archive file records) from the repository.

Using the DELETE command

Use the DELETE command as shown in the following example:

DELETE JOB_JCL(TESTJOB*, TSTJ*);

The command verb is followed by a keyword that identifies the type of record to delete.

Using DELETE command keywords

You can use one of the following keywords on each DELETE command to delete the indicated type of record:

INTERNAL_READER
JOB_JCL
JOB_SET
JOURNAL_MODEL
RULE_SET
USER_VARIABLES
VSAM_SET
EXTERNAL_VENDOR
OUTPUT_MODEL
VSAM_GROUP_DEFINITION
VSAM_NAME_MODEL

Using DELETE command keyword values

The value of each keyword specifies which record (or records) to delete, as identified by the user-defined name of the record (name32). You can use masking (wildcard) characters in the name to select multiple records for deletion, and you can include multiple names in the list.

Coding DELETE statements

To code a DELETE statement, use the following syntax:

DELETE INTERNAL_READER(name32, *, ... ) ;

DELETE JOB_JCL(name32, *, ... ) ;

DELETE JOB_SET(name32, *, ... ) ;

DELETE JOURNAL_MODEL(name32, *, ... ) ;

DELETE RULE_SET(name32, *, ... ) ;

DELETE USER_VARIABLES(name32, *, ... ) ;

DELETE VSAM_SET(name32, *, ... ) ;

DELETE EXTERNAL_VENDOR(name32, *, ... ) ;

DELETE OUTPUT_MODEL(name32, * , ... );

DELETE VSAM_GROUP_DEFINITION(name32, * , ... );

DELETE VSAM_GROUP(name32, * , ... );

DELETE VSAM_NAME_MODEL(name32, * , ... );