The control statement can be abbreviated to CP.

Only one input ddname can be used per COPYGROUP control statement. The INDD and OUTDD keyword must appear on the COPYGROUP statement.

A COPYGROUP statement must precede the SELECT statement when members are selected for a copy, unload, or load step. A SELECT statement following a COPYGROUP cannot contain the R (replace) parameter.

An EXCLUDE statement cannot follow a COPYGROUP statement.