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- DATASET(dsname)
- Gives the name of the data set to be allocated. The data set
name must be fully qualified.
- You must follow the data set naming conventions of TSO/E when
you run TMP in batch mode.
- All temporary SMS-managed data sets must either have a name (DSNAME
value) that starts with with & or && or have no name.
Non-VSAM
temporary data sets are the only uncataloged data sets that you can
create.
For more information about temporary data sets, see z/OS MVS JCL Reference.
For more information about VSAM temporary data sets, see z/OS DFSMS Using Data Sets.
- You cannot concurrently allocate data sets that reside on the
same physical tape volume.
- For allocation of a generation data group member, provide the
fully qualified data set name, including the generation number.
Abbreviation: DA, DSN, DSNAME
- FILE(ddname)
- Specifies the name of a data definition (DD) statement,
which can be up to eight characters long. If you omit this parameter,
the system assigns an available system file name. Do not use special
DD names unless you want to use the facilities that those names represent
to the system. For more information about AMSDUMP, see z/OS DFSMS Access Method Services Commands.
For more information about the following special DD names, see z/OS MVS JCL Reference:
AMSDUMP SYSABEND
JOBCAT SYSCHK
JOBLIB SYSCKEOV
STEPCAT SYSMDUMP
STEPLIB SYSUDUMP
You
cannot use SYSTSIN and SYSTSPRT in a job step that runs the ALLOCATE
command. See Restrictions for further information.
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