The Work with Image Catalogs (WRKIMGCLG) command is used to work with the image catalogs that exist on the system. This command allows the user to specify a specific catalog name, a generic name, or *ALL. The WRKIMGCLG command allows the user to perform the following functions on the image catalogs:

Create

This option allows the user to create a new image catalog.

Change

This option allows the user to change the attributes of the image catalog.

Delete

This option allows the user to delete the image catalog. All image files associated with the image catalog will also be deleted.

Load

This option allows the user to load the image catalog into a virtual device.

Unload

This option allows the user to unload the image catalog from the virtual device.

Verify

This option allows the user to verify the image catalog for a software upgrade or PTF install.

Work with entries

This option allows the user to work with the image catalog entries in the image catalog.

Restrictions:

• This command is shipped with public *EXCLUDE authority.
• The following authorities are required to view information about each image catalog that match the criteria as specified on the IMGCLG and TYPE parameter:
  1. Execute (*EXECUTE) authority to library QUSRSYS.
  2. *USE authority to the image catalog.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
IMGCLG	Image catalog	Generic name, name, *ALL	Optional, Positional 1
TYPE	Image catalog type	*ALL, *OPT, *TAP	Optional, Positional 2

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Image catalog (IMGCLG)

Specifies the image catalogs to be shown.

This is a required parameter.

*ALL

All image catalogs are shown.

generic-name

Specify the generic name of the image catalogs to be shown. A generic name is a character string that contains one or more characters followed by an asterisk (*). If a generic name is specified, all image catalogs that have names with the same prefix as the generic name are shown.

name

Specify the name of the image catalog to be shown.

Image catalog type (TYPE)

Specifies the type of image catalog to work with.

*ALL

Specifies to list all types of image catalogs.

*OPT

Specifies to list only optical type image catalogs.

*TAP

Specifies to list only tape type image catalogs.

Examples

Example 1: Working with Image Catalogs by Generic Name

WRKIMGCLG   IMGCLG(UPGRADE*)

This command displays the Work with Image Catalog panel showing all image catalogs whose names begin with UPGRADE.

Example 2: Working with All Image Catalogs

WRKIMGCLG   IMGCLG(*ALL)

This command displays the Work with Image Catalog panel showing all image catalogs that exist.

Example 3: Working with All Tape Type Image Catalogs

WRKIMGCLG   IMGCLG(*ALL) TYPE(*TAP)

This command displays the Work with Image Catalog panel showing all tape type image catalogs that exist.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPFBC45

Image catalog &1 not found.