Pattern data set names

When you specify the pattern, you have the flexibility to name the data sets according to the standards and conventions for your site.

• Specifying-pattern-data-set-names When you specify a pattern data set name, you can use:
• Products-and-pattern-data-set-names The following BMC products and features support pattern data set names.
• Locations-in-the-products-for-pattern-data-set-names The list shows the locations in the products and components where you can specify pattern data set names.
• Guidelines-for-specifying-pattern-data-set-names Follow these guidelines when you create pattern data set names.
• Guidelines-for-the-lengths-of-the-names The table shows the maximum number of generated characters for pattern data set names. The maximum is the sum of the lengths of:
• Overview-and-guidelines-for-GDGs You can specify a GDG for these types of data sets.
• Locations-for-specifying-GDGs The following table lists the products, indicates the types of data sets that can be GDGs, and indicates the locations where pattern data set names can be specified for the data sets.
• Selecting-a-portion-of-a-variable By default, the entire variables replaces the &VN in the data set name. You can also specify that a portion of the variable is included by specifying:
• Variables-and-the-products-where-they-are-available The following table:
• Additional-information-about-subscripted-user-defined-constants When you define a subscripted user defined constant, the value that you specify as the constant is subscripted with the number of the data set created.