SET_SPANNED

(VSAM data sets only.) The SET_SPANNED keyword specifies whether the SPANNED option should be defined for a VSAM data set.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramSET_SPANNED=YESNO$DCOC$DCOU

SET_SPANNED=YES|NO|$DCOC|$DCOU

Operands

YES
The SPANNED option should be defined.
NO
The NOSPANNED option should be defined.

Default

None.

Environments

ALLOCATE

IDCAMS equivalent

 DEFINE CLUSTER (SPANNED ...)
 DEFINE CLUSTER (NOSPANNED ...)

Data class equivalent

Spanned / Nonspanned

Related selection criteria

SPANNED

Example

In the following example, the SPANNED option should be defined:

SET_SPAN=Y