Data Set Naming Rules
Each data set is identified by a unique data set name. When naming
data sets, you must follow certain rules:
- A data set name consists of one or more parts connected by periods. Each part is called a qualifier.
- Each qualifier must begin with an alphabetic character (A-Z) or the special characters $, #, @.
- The remaining characters in each qualifier can be alphabetic characters, digits (0-9), a hyphen (-), or the special characters $, #, @.
- Each qualifier must be one to eight characters long.
- The maximum length of a complete data set name before specifying a member name is 44 characters, including the periods.
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Some examples of valid data set names are:
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