KEY_LEN

(Key sequenced VSAM data sets only.) The KEY_LEN keyword specifies the key length of a key-sequenced VSAM data set.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramKEY_LEN=( nnn,op)

KEY_LEN=(nnn,op)

Where:

nnn is the length of a key (1 - 255).

Default

None.

Environments

ALLOCATE, EXTEND, and UNALLOCATE.

JCL equivalent

DD01 DD KEYLEN=6,...

IDCAMS equivalent

DEFINE CLUSTER(KEYS(8 ..) ...)

Data class equivalent

Keylen

Related Enhanced Allocation Management function

SET_KEY_LEN

Example

KEY_L=12