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Allocating a data set for a specific job

 If an analysis job requires data sets that are not already allocated, the product displays the Allocate Data Set panel. Use this panel to enter or change information about the data set allocation.

Allocate Data Set panel

PSSPDSNA ---------------------- Allocate Data Set -----------------------------
Command ===>                                                                   
                                                                              
Allocate Data Set with the Following Values   Y (Y/N)                          
                                                                              
DD Name  . .   SYSPRINT                                                        
Data Set Name  RDAGXR1.SQLXPLR.SYSPRINT(SQLX0651)                              
                                                                              
  Volume Serial . . . . .             (Blank for authorized default volume)    
  Generic Unit  . . . . .             (Generic group name or unit address)     
  Space Units . . . . . . CYL         (BLKS, TRKS or CYLS)                     
  Primary Quantity  . . . 1           (In above units)                         
  Secondary Quantity  . . 1           (In above units)                         
  Directory Blocks  . . . 64          (Zero for sequential data set)           
  Record Format . . . . . FBA                                                  
  Record Length . . . . . 133                                                  
  Block Size  . . . . . . 18354                                                
                                                                              
  Management Class  . . .             (Blank for default management class)     
  Data Class  . . . . . .             (Blank for default data class)           
  Storage Class . . . . .             (Blank for default storage class)        

To allocate a data set

  1. In the Allocate Data Set with the Following Values field, accept the default (Y) to allocate the data set.

    Specifying N cancels the allocation.

    Note

    The DD Name and Data Set Name fields show the DD name and data set name of the data set to be allocated. You cannot modify this information.

  2. In the Volume Serial field, specify the volume serial (VOLSER) of the direct access volume where you want the data set to reside.

    Leave this field blank if you want Storage Management to select an eligible volume. (The volume must already be defined for your environment.)

  3. In the Generic Unit field, specify the generic group name or unit address for the direct access volume where you want the data set to reside (for example, SYSDA, 3380, 3390).

    Leave this field blank if you want Storage Management to select the unit.

  4. In the Space Units field, specify the unit in which the data set size is expressed:
    • BLKS for blocks
    • TRKS for tracks
    • CYLS for cylinders (default)

  5. In the Primary Quantity and Secondary Quantity fields, specify the primary and secondary allocation quantities.

    For both fields, the default is 1, and the maximum value that you can specify is 16777215. The unit is the unit type that you specified in Step 4.

  6. In the Directory Blocks field, specify the number of 256-byte directory blocks to be provided for a partitioned data set.

    If you leave this field blank, the number defaults to 64. To allocate a sequential data set, specify 0. The maximum value you can specify for a partitioned data set is 99999.

  7. In the Record Format field, specify one of the following formats:
    • FB (fixed length, blocked records)
    • FBA (fixed length, blocked records with ASA printer control characters for SYSPRINT data sets)
  8. In the Record Length field, specify the logical record length, in bytes, of the records to be stored in the data set.
  9. In the Block Size field, specify the block size (physical record length), in bytes, of blocks to be stored in the data set:
    • If the specified record length is 80, the record format defaults to FB and the block size defaults to 3120.
    • If the specified record length is 100, the record format defaults to FB and the block size defaults to 3200.
    • If the specified record length is 132, the record format defaults to FBA and the block size defaults to 3300.
  10. Specify the management, data, and storage classes:
    • In the Management Class field, specify the name of the SMS management class that contains the migration and backup information for allocating the data set.
    • In the Data Class field, specify the name of the SMS data class that contains the SPACE and LRECL information for allocating the data set.
    • In the Storage Class field, specify the name of the SMS storage class for allocating the data set.

 

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