Defining sort work data sets

Let the sort routine make the allocations dynamically by using installation defaults.

Specify SORTDEVT and SORTNUM and let the sort routine dynamically make the allocations.

Specify only SORTDEVT, and let BMCSORT determine the number of data sets.

Code the DD statements in the JCL for the ddnames as follows:

• L001WK01 through L001WKnn for log sorts (non-parallel)

• LxxxWKnn for log sorts

  xxx is the number of the log sort and is a number between 1 and the value that is specified for MAXLSORT. nn is the number of the work data set.

• LOGOUnnn sort message files

  nnn is the number of the log sort and is a number between 1 and the value that is specified for MAXLSORT.

• S001WK01 through S001WKnn for key sorts (non-parallel)

• SxxxWK01 through SxxxWKnn

  xxx is a number between 1 and the value of the MAXKSORT option and nn is a number between 1 and the value specified for SORTNUM installation option or the OPTIONS SORTNUM parameter, for key sort work files for multiple index key sorts running in parallel in subtasks.