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UNIT

The UNIT option specifies the device type (tape or disk) for syntax checking and dynamic disk allocation.

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UNLOAD PLUS compares the value of UNIT to a list of tape devices that UNLOAD PLUS retrieves from MVS. If the value does not match one of the devices on the list, UNLOAD PLUS assumes that the device is disk.

If you also specify DSNTYPE EXTPREF or DSNTYPE EXTREQ, ensure that the unit supports extended attributes.

Specifying the default

You can specify the default for the UNIT command option in your installation options module by using the WORKUNIT installation option. UNLOAD PLUS was shipped with a default value of SYSALLDA for this option. The command option overrides the default that is in the installation options module.

$NO_UNIT$

Specify $NO_UNIT$ to tell UNLOAD PLUS not to pass a unit value to dynamic allocation. This value is particularly useful in an SMS environment.

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Common-options-for-the-OUTPUT-command

 

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