DSNAME keyword

Use the DSNAME keyword to specify the data set name of the temporary area data set to which the area will be copied.

This data set name must not be registered in DBRC. When the DELETE option is specified, the data set is deleted and defined. This parameter is used for the preparation of the temporary ADS.

DSNAME is a required keyword for the SETEXTENDPARM subcommand.

Related keywords:
DDNAME keyword
Format:
Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramDSNAME=dsname( dsname,DELETE)
dsname
Specifies the data set name of the temporary area data set to which the area will be copied.
Default:
None.
Site default support:
Not supported.
Note: When you run with the EXTEND_TYPE=RENAME option, the high-level qualifiers of the data set name must be the same as the ones of the original data set name. If the original data set name has no qualifier, the temporary data set must be cataloged to the VSAM catalog file to which the original one is cataloged to.