The DSDALLOC keyword specifies whether IMS HP Image Copy dynamically allocates
the input data set.
Functions that support this keyword
Recovery function
Create Image Copy function
Statements that support this keyword
GLOBAL statement
RCV statement
CRC statement
Site default option
Not supported
Related keyword
None.
Format
Y
Allocates the input data set dynamically if no corresponding DD statement is supplied in the
JCL.
The following table shows the relation between the type of dynamically allocated
input data sets, the DD statement that can be omitted, and the functions that support
DSDALLOC=Y.
Data set to be dynamically allocated
DD statement that can be omitted
Valid function
Input image copy data set for the Recovery function
DFSUDUMP DD statement
Recovery function
Input image copy data set for the Create Image Copy function
ic-ddname DD statement
Create Image Copy function
Input log data set
DFSULOG DD statement
Recovery function
Input change accumulation data set
DFSUCUM DD statement
Recovery function
N
Uses the JCL specification to allocate the input data set.