SAVEAS

When editing selection criteria, including temporary selection criteria, SAVEAS, or SAVAS, store the selection criteria data in a different data set or member. You specify the Selection Criteria Dataset in the Save Selection Criteria panel.

For an existing partitioned dataset member, the member is rewritten with the same name and the library statistics for the member are updated.

The SAVEAS command does not terminate the selection criteria edit session. You normally terminate selection criteria edit by entering the RETURN command. The RETURN command causes a SAVE to be issued before termination if any changes were made since the selection criteria file was last saved.

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Save Selection Criteria

When you issue the SAVEAS command, the Save Selection Criteria panel displays. Specify a member of an existing PDS that is formatted as Fixed or Fixed Block with record length of 80 (LRECL=80). When you specify a pattern or leave the Member field blank you can select from a member list.

Save Selection Criteria

 File-AID for IMS  --------  Save Selection Criteria -------------------        
 COMMAND ===>                                                                   
                                                                               
   Selection criteria Dataset . . 'CW.FISAMP.SELCRIT'                      
                       Member . . NEWMEMB  (Blank for member list) 

 

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