Answer / mahesh

Hi,
thru file-aid , we can know , how many active generations
are there & how many limits can be retained

Answer / santy

Yes,

With help of File-aid we can know , how many active
generations are there & how many limits can be retained by
GDG file.

Answer / kavya

Use LISTC command in a IDCAMS step. It will list all the
generations.

Answer / kalone

Just adding syntax for Kavya's answer :

//step1 dd pgm=idcams
//sysprint dd sysout=*
//sysin dd *
LISTCAT ENTRIES(Filename) ALL
/*

The log will have all the enteries along with the number of
GDGs.

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