Function and selection criteria environment compatibility

The following table shows the function and selection criteria that are permitted in each environment.

Table 1. Function and selection criteria environment compatibility
Keyword ACS ALLOCATE EXTEND UNALLOCATE STOW CATCHECK
ACCBIAS   x x x    
ADISP   x x x x x
AVS   x        
AVS_ALGORITHM   x        
AVS_MOUNT_USAGE   x        
AVS_UNIT   x        
AVS_VGRP   x        
AVS_VGRP_SEARCH   x        
AVS_VSER   x        
BEGIN x x x x x x
BLKSIZE   x x x x x
BUFSPC   x x x    
CISZ   x x x    
CISZ_DATA   x x x    
CISZ_INDEX   x x x    
CONTIGUOUS   x x x x x
CONTINUE x x x x x x
DATACLAS x x x x x x
DATASET_INIT       x    
DDNAME *3 *3 x x x x
DEFERMOUNT   x x x   x
DEVICECLAS   x x x x x
DIAG x x x x x x
DIRBLKS   x x x x x
DSNAME x x x x x x
DSNAME_DATA   x x x    
DSNAME_INDEX   x x x    
DSNAME_LASTNODE x x x x x x
DSNAME_QUALIFIER x x x x x x
DSNAME_TYPE x x x x x x
DSORG x x x x x x
ENVIRONMENT x x x x x x
EATTR x x x x   x
END x x x x x x
ENV_SELECTION x x x x x  
EXPDATE x x x x x x
EXTADDR   x x x    
FILESEQNO   x x x   x
FRLOG   x x x    
FSPC_CA   x x x    
FSPC_CI   x x x    
GDG_EMPTY   x        
GDG_EXTENDED   x        
GDG_LIMIT   x        
GDG_ORDER   x        
GDG_PURGE   x        
GDG_SCRATCH   x        
GROUPID x x x x x x
GUARSPACE x x x x x x
ILOAD   x x x    
JOBACCTn x x x x x x
JOBCLASS *1 x x x x x
JOBNAME x x x x x x
JOBTYPE x x x x x x
KEY_LEN   x x x    
KEY_OFF   x x x    
LOGGING   x x x    
LOGSTREAM_ID   x x x    
LRECL   x x x    
MAXSPACE x x x x x x
MESSAGES x x x x x x
MGMTCLAS x x x x x x
MOUNT_USAGE   x x x x x
MSG_DESTINATION x x x x x x
MSG_LEVEL x x x x x x
NDISP   x x x x x
NOTCAT2           x
NOTCAT2_CHECK           x
NOTCAT2_DYNAL           x
NOTCAT2_QUALIFIER           x
NOTCAT2_QUALIFIER_POSITION           x
NOTCAT2_SUFFIX           x
NUMVOLS   x x x    
NUMVOLS_DATA   x x x    
NUMVOLS_INDEX   x x x    
OWNERID   x x x x x
PDS_DIR_INC         x  
PRIM_REDUCE   x x      
PRIM_REDUCE_ALGORITHM   x        
PRIM_REDUCE_INC   x x      
PRIM_REDUCE_LIM   x x      
PQTY x x x x x x
PQTY_DATA   x x x    
PQTY_INDEX   x x x    
PROCSTEPNAME *2 x x x x x
PROGRAM x x x x x x
PSPACE_KB x x x x x x
PSPACE_MB x x x x x x
RECFM   x x x x x
RELEASESPACE   x x x x x
RETPD x x x x x x
REUSE   x x x    
RULEDEF_TEST x x x x x x
SDISP   x x x x x
SDISP_MOD   x x x x  
SEC_ALLOC     x      
SEC_ALLOC_AMT     x      
SEC_BEST     x      
SEC_BEST_LIM     x      
SEC_INC_AMT     x      
SEC_INC_CLOSE_RESET     x      
SEC_INC_VOLNO     x      
SEC_INC_XTNT     x      
SEC_REDUCE     x      
SEC_REDUCE_INC     x      
SEC_REDUCE_LIM     x      
SET_ACCBIAS   x        
SET_ADISP   x        
SET_BLKSIZE   x        
SET_BUFSPC   x        
SET_CISZ   x        
SET_CISZ_DATA   x        
SET_CISZ_INDEX   x        
SET_CONTIGUOUS   x        
SET_DATACLAS x          
SET_DEFERMOUNT   x        
SET_DIRBLKS   x        
SET_DSNAME_TYPE   x        
SET_DSORG   x        
SET_EATTR   x        
SET_EXPDATE   x        
SET_EXTADDR   x        
SET_FILESEQNO   x        
SET_FRLOG   x        
SET_FSPC_CA   x        
SET_FSPC_CI   x        
SET_GDG_EMPTY   x        
SET_GDG_EXTENDED   x        
SET_GDG_LIMIT   x        
SET_GDG_ORDER   x        
SET_GDG_PURGE   x        
SET_GDG_SCRATCH   x        
SET_ILOAD   x        
SET_KEY_LEN   x        
SET_KEY_OFF   x        
SET_LOGSTREAM_ID   x        
SET_LRECL   x        
SET_MGMTCLAS x          
SET_NDISP   x        
SET_NUMVOLS   x        
SET_NUMVOLS_DATA   x        
SET_NUMVOLS_INDEX   x        
SET_PQTY   x        
SET_PQTY_DATA   x        
SET_PQTY_INDEX   x        
SET_RECFM   x        
SET_RETPD   x        
SET_REUSE   x        
SET_SHROPT_XRGN   x        
SET_SHROPT_XSYS   x        
SET_SPACEUNITS   x        
SET_SPACEUNITS_DATA   x        
SET_SPACEUNITS_INDEX   x        
SET_SPANNED   x        
SET_SQTY   x        
SET_SQTY_DATA   x        
SET_SQTY_INDEX   x        
SET_STORCLAS x          
SET_STORGRP x          
SET_TAPE_COMP   x        
SET_TAPE_LABEL   x        
SET_UNIT_AFFINITY   x        
SET_UNIT_COUNT   x        
SET_UNIT_NAME   x        
SET_VAR01 to SET_VAR09 x x x x x x
SET_VOLCT   x        
SET_VSAM_SEPARATE   x        
SHROPT_XRGN   x x x    
SHROPT_XSYS   x x x    
SMS_MANAGED x x x x x x
SPACE_RELEASE       x    
SPACEUNITS x x x x x x
SPACEUNITS_DATA   x x x    
SPACEUNITS_INDEX   x x x    
SPANNED   x x x    
SQTY x x x x x x
SQTY_DATA   x x x    
SQTY_INDEX   x x x    
STEPACCTn x x x x x x
STEPNAME *2 x x x x x
STORCLAS x x x x x x
STORGRP x x x x x x
SUBSYS x x x x x x
SYSID x x x x x x
SYSPLEXNAME x x x x x x
TAPE_COMP   x   x   x
TAPE_LABEL   x x x   x
TEMPDS   x x x x x
TERM_ALLOC x x   x x x
UNIT_AFFINITY   x x x x x
UNIT_COUNT x x x x x x
UNIT_NAME x x x x x x
UNIT_TYPE   x x x x x
USERID x x x x x x
VAR01 to VAR09 x x x x x x
VOL_ADD     x      
VOL_ADD_ALGORITHM     x      
VOL_ADD_LIM     x      
VOL_ADD_MOUNT_USAGE     x      
VOL_ADD_PROMPT     x      
VOL_ADD_SGRP     x      
VOL_ADD_UNIT     x      
VOL_ADD_VGRP     x      
VOL_ADD_VGRP_SEARCH     x      
VOL_ADD_VSER     x      
VOLCT   x x x x x
VOLSER_ANY x x x x x x
VOLSER_CURRENT   x x x x x
VOLSER_FIRST   x x x x x
VSAM_SEPARATE     x x    
WRITE_MSG x x x x x x
Notes:
  1. JOBCLASS is set to x'D0', the "}" character, when ACS is called during initial batch JCL processing.
  2. PROCESTEPNAME and STEPNAME are not available during ACS processing when called during initial batch JCL processing.
  3. DDNAME is not available during IDCAMS DEFINE processing.