Data set properties

Assign the attributes to the data set properties to load data in to DB2® on z/OS®.

Abnormal termination

Specify the action to take with the data set at abnormal job termination.

Data class

Specify the SMS data class (DATACLAS). This property is optional. The value for this property must be a string value.

Data set name

Specify a name for the Image-copy data set. This property is optional. The value for this property must be a string value.

Management class

Specify the SMS management class (MGMTCLAS). This property is optional. The value for this property must be a string value.

Normal termination

Specify the action to take with the data set at normal job termination.

Number of buffers

Specify the number of buffers. This property is optional. The value for this property must be an integer.

Primary allocation

Specify the z/OS disk space primary allocation amount. The range of values is from 1 to 1677215.

Secondary allocation

Specify the z/OS disk space secondary allocation amount. The range of values is from 1 to 1677215.

Space type

Specify the z/OS disk space allocation type. The Space type property is optional. Valid values are Cylinders and Tracks. The default value is Cylinders.

Status

Specify the disposition status of the input data set used by load utility. This property is disabled when batch pipe system ID has any value. The default value is Replace. The valid values for this property are:

Replace: Deletes an existing data set and creates a new data set.
New: Indicates that the file does not currently exist.
Old: Overwrites an existing data set or fails if the data set does not exist.
Share: Identical to Old except that several jobs can read from the data set at the same time
Append: Appends to the end of an existing data set or creates a new data set if it does not already exist.

Storage class

Specify the SMS storage class (STORCLAS). This property is optional. The value for this property must be a string value.

Unit

Specify the device number, device type, or group name for the data set.

Volume(s)

Specifies the list of volume serial numbers for this allocation. The values can be entered with or without enclosing them in parentheses. This property is optional. The value for this property must be a string value or a list of string values that are separated by commas.