SEC_INC_LINEAR

The SEC_INC_LINEAR keyword specifies, whether to increase secondary allocations with original allocation amount or previous allocation amount.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramSEC_INC_LINEAR=DISABLEENABLE

SEC_INC_LINEAR=ENABLE|DISABLE

Operands

ENABLE
Increase secondary allocations based on the original allocation amount.
DISABLE
Increase secondary allocations based on the previous allocation amount.

Default

DISABLE

Environments

ALLOCATE, EXTEND

Usage and processing considerations

  • The SEC_INC_LINEAR keyword is associated with the SEC_INC keyword. You must specify SEC_INC=ENABLE to implement this function.
  • When SEC_INC_LINEAR is set to DISABLE the data set can grow exponentially.
  • When SEC_INC_LINEAR is set to ENABLE Advanced Allocation Management increases secondary allocations in linear mode.

Related keywords

SEC_INC, SEC_INC_AMT, SEC_INC_VOLNO, and SEC_INC_XTNT

Example

In the following example, SEC_INC_LINEAR is set to ENABLE; therefore, Advanced Allocation Management increases secondary allocations by the percent of the original allocation amount.

SEC_INC_LINEAR=ENABLE