Input and Output

IEBDG uses the following input:

An input data set that contains records to be used in the construction of an output data set or member of a partitioned data set or PDSE. The input data sets are optional; that is, output records can be created entirely from utility control statements.
A control data set that contains any number of sets of utility control statements.

IEBDG produces the following output:

An output data set that is the result of the IEBDG operation. One output data set is created by each set of utility control statements included in the job step.
A message data set that contains informational messages, the contents of utility control statements, and any error messages.

Input and output data sets may be sequential, or members of a partitioned data set or PDSE. BDAM and VSAM are not supported.

Related reading: For information about IEBDG return codes, see Invoking Utility Programs from an Application Program.