CICS ALLOC

This command allocates a file or data set to either the CICS region or the BBI-SS PAS.

The allocation is done shared (DISP=SHR).

Command	Parameters
CICS ALLOC	Filename [TO] dsname [LOCAL]

The following table describes the parameters.

Parameter	Function	Notes
Filename	DD Name of the file to allocate	1- to 8 alphanumeric An FCT entry is not needed.
TO	readability token	not applicable
DSName	name of data set to allocate	1-44 characters alphanumeric
LOCAL	forces allocation to the BBI-SS PAS instead of the CICS region	not applicable

Example

This example command allocates a data set that has previously been freed for batch processing.

/* REXX */
'IMFEXEC CICS ALLOC MASTER TO USER.VSAM.MASTER'

CLIST example:

IMFEXEC CICS ALLOC MASTER TO USER.VSAM.MASTER