Creating a new index directory data set

Create a new index directory data set and allocate the index directory file.

The Index list panel is displayed the first time the XFind command is invoked or subsequently by specifying the I parameter with the XFind command:

XF I

To create a new index directory data set, complete the following steps:

1. Enter a new index directory data set name and press Enter. In the following example, the new index directory data set name is HFM.XFIND.INDEX.DIR

     Process                                                                       
    ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 
    Z Data Tools                      Index List              Enter required field 
    Command ===>                                                       Scroll PAGE 
                                                                                   
    Data set name   HFM.XFIND.INDEX.DIR                                            
    Member pattern                   Jobcard     Reuse                             
      Name     Description                              Date Changed        Size   
    ******************************* Bottom of data ********************************
   

2. Allocate the index directory file.

     Process                                                                       
    ─ ┌────────────────────────── Allocate data set ──────────────────────────┐ ── 
    F │ Command ===>                                                          │    
    C │                                                                       │ GE 
      │ The data set was not found                                            │    
    D │                                                                       │    
    M │ Data set name   HFM.XFIND.INDEX.DIR                                   │    
      │                                                                       │    
    * │ Change the data set name or                                           │ ***
      │                                                                       │    
      │ Press ENTER to allocate a new data set                                │    
      │                                                                       │    
      │ Press EXIT or CANCEL to return without allocation.                    │    
      │                                                                       │    
      └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘    
   

3. Press Enter. The new data set is allocated.

Now that the new data set is allocated, you can proceed to create an index member as described in Index definition members.