Record Format—Device Type Considerations

This topic discusses which record formats are acceptable for specific devices.

DASD—Format-F, format-U, format-V
Magnetic tape—Format-D, format-F, format-U, format-V
Printer—Format-F, format-U, format-V
Card reader and punch—Format-F, format-U
SYSIN and SYSOUT—Format-F, format-U, format-V

For more information see Spooling and Scheduling Data Sets.

The device-dependent (DEVD) parameter of the DCB macro specifies the type of device where the data set's volume resides:

Value	Device specified
DA	Direct access storage devices
TA	Magnetic tape
PR	Printer
RD	Card reader
PC	Card punch

Note: Because the DEVD option affects only for the DCB macro expansion, you are guaranteed the maximum device flexibility by letting it default to DEVD=DA and not coding any device-dependent parameter.