UNLOAD PLUS DD statements

UNLOAD PLUS uses data sets that are specified by ddnames.

The use of these data sets is optional unless specified otherwise. This section provides specification guidelines, allocation information, and usage notes for each of the data sets that UNLOAD PLUS uses.

Related topics

Building-the-UNLOAD-PLUS-job

Dynamic-data-set-allocation

OUTPUT-command-options

UNLOAD-PLUS-data-sets

Use the following table to quickly find the data set for which you want more information:

Data set type	Description reference	Default ddname	ddname option
Command input	SYSIN-data-sets	SYSIN	Not applicable
DDL definition (for input object)	DDLIN-data-sets-in-UNLOAD-PLUS	DDLIN	DDLDDN
Input copy	UNLOAD-PLUS-input-copy-data-set	Not applicable	Not applicable
Message output	SYSPRINT-data-sets	SYSPRINT	Not applicable
Message output	SYSPRIN2-data-sets	SYSPRIN2	Not applicable
BMC AMI Utilities	NGTSSJCL data set ¹	NGTSSJCL	Not applicable
BMC AMI Utilities	NGTSSSYN data set ²	NGTSSSYN	Not applicable
Disable SmartSwitch	BMCSSOFF ³	BMCSSOFF	Not applicable
Other	Other-data-sets	Not applicable	Not applicable
Output control	SYSCNTL-data-sets	SYSCNTL	CNTLDDN
Output data	SYSREC-and-SYSRED-data-sets	SYSREC	UNLOADDN
Secondary output data	SYSREC-and-SYSRED-data-sets	SYSRED	UNLOADDN
Sort message output indicator	UTPRINT-data-sets	UTPRINT	Not applicable
Sort work	SORTWK-data-sets	SORTWK	Not applicable
Thread cancelation report output	BMCFORCE-data-sets	BMCFORCE	Not applicable
VSAM linear input	VSAMDD-data-sets	VSAMDD	INFILE VSAMDDPREFIX

¹ Available only if you have installed PTF BQU1423

² Available only if you have installed PTF BQU2133

³ Available only if you have installed PTF BQU2519

Dynamically allocate data sets

Instead of designating DD statements in your JCL for output data sets, you can use output descriptors in the SYSIN command stream to dynamically allocate these data sets.

UNLOAD PLUS DD statements

Dynamically allocate data sets

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