Question:
Using the DELETE command in EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 apparently only deletes a Partitioned Data Sets (PDS) main member and leaves the ALIAS name still intact and present.
Answer:
The PDSM32 Utility has a DELETE command and optional ALIAS parameter. Delete a Member and its Aliases, In the following example, the member MYTEST and its aliases will be deleted, from the TEST.LOAD library. //S1 EXEC PGM=PDSM32 //PDSMPDS DD DSN=TEST.LOAD,DISP=SHR //PDSMRPT DD SYSOUT=A //SYSIN DD * DELETE MYTEST ALIAS //