Specifying PPO options for version 2 PDSE

The PDS Processing Options (PPO) screen (see the following figure) lets you define a subset of members to be copied based on member name and/or ISPF statistics.

It also can be used to specify member renaming and other options for copied members.

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Browse and Edit (1 and 2)

Copy Utility - Version 2 PDSE to Version 2 PDSE Processing Options Screen

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 Steps:

  1. Type N in the Copy empty members field.
  2. Type Y in the Replace like-named members field.
  3. Type 0 in the Maximum generations to copy field to copy all generations.
  4. Type Y in the Display member selection list field.
  5. Press Enter. File-AID displays the Member S/X Screen (see the following figure).
    Member S/X Screen
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  6. Type S in the S line command column next to MEMBER1.
  7. Press Enter. File-AID marks the selected MEMBER1 “SELECTED”.

  8. Press PF3 to execute the copy.

    File-AID returns to the Copy Utility screen and displays the short message “4 MEMBERS COPIED”.

  9. Press PF1 to display the long message for the copy completion (see the following figure). Member1 and all its generation members (-1, -2, and -3) were copied successfully.
    Copy Completed
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 Steps:

  1. Review the long message.

  2. Press PF4 to return to the Primary Option Menu.

    If you want to see a listing of the copied generation members, go to Browse or Edit, specify the copied data set FASAMP.PDSEV2A and follow the instructions for Displaying Generation Members.

 

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