Member Name Length in Connect:Direct for i5/OS Copy to z/OS

i5/OS allows 10-character member names. z/OS only allows 8-character member names. When you copy a file from a Connect:Direct® for i5/OS node to a PDS on a Connect:Direct for z/OS® node, the ninth and tenth characters of the member name are dropped on z/OS.

This can have unwanted results with members whose names have the same first eight characters. For example:

Name of Member Creation Date
membrnamea 08/11/91
membrnameb 08/01/91

Both member names will be truncated to membrnam on z/OS. The first member name is written to z/OS. The second membrnam will overwrite the previous membrnam, unless NO REPLACE (NR) is specified.