The SELECT statement is used with the MOVE PDS or COPY PDS statement to select members to be moved or copied, and to optionally rename these members. The SELECT statement cannot be used with either the EXCLUDE or REPLACE statement to modify the same MOVE PDS or COPY PDS statement. The SELECT statement is invalid when data is unloaded or when unloaded data is moved or copied. Because the source data set is scratched, members not selected in a MOVE PDS operation cannot be recovered.

The syntax of the SELECT statement is: