The following restrictions apply to the use of temporary VSAM data
sets:
- Multivolume temporary VSAM data sets are not permitted.
- You cannot reference a temporary data set once a job is completed.
- The use of VOL=SER and UNIT will not let you refer to a temporary
data set outside the job that created it.
- The EXPDT and RETPD keywords are ignored.
- A temporary VSAM data set cannot support the RESET
option in the ACB.
For additional information on temporary data sets see z/OS MVS JCL Reference and z/OS MVS Programming: Assembler Services Guide.
See Example 4: Allocate a Temporary VSAM Data Set for an example of creating a temporary VSAM
data set.