ACS variables available during Copy function

When automatic class selection (ACS) is invoked during a DFSMSdss copy function, the following variables, as shown in Table 1 are passed to the ACS routines.

Table 1. Variables Passed to ACS Routines during DFSMSdss Copy Function. The following variables are not available to the storage group ACS routine: &ACCT_JOB, &ACCT_STEP, &DD, &JOB, &PGM, and &XMODE.
Variable Name	Description
&ACCT_JOB	Accounting information from the JOB statement.
&ACCT_ STEP	Accounting information on the EXEC statement.
&ACSENVIR	Environment in which ACS was invoked. Set to 'ALLOC' unless an application has specified an ACS environment in EI22ACSEN.
&ALLVOL	Output volume serial numbers. References the same volume list as &ANYVOL, but when used in a comparison, returns true only if all volume serial numbers satisfy the condition. &ALLVOL is not available to the storage group ACS routine when VOLCOUNT(ANY) is specified.
&ANYVOL	Output volume serial numbers. References the same volume list as &ALLVOL, but when used in a comparison, returns true if any volume serial numbers satisfy the condition. &ANYVOL is not available to the storage group ACS routine when VOLCOUNT(ANY) is specified.
&APPLIC	Application identifier associated with the data set (available only if the RACF® component of z/OS® Security Server is installed).
&DD	DDNAME
&DEF_DATACLAS	Default data class name (available only if the RACF component of z/OS Security Server is installed).
&DEF_MGMTCLAS	Default management class name (available only if the RACF component of z/OS Security Server is installed).
&DEF_STORCLAS	Default storage class name (available only if the RACF component of z/OS Security Server is installed).
&DSN	Data set name.
&DSNTYPE	Data set name type (for example: EXT, HFS, LIBRARY, PDS, or null).
&DSORG	Data set organization.
&DSOWNER	Owner or group considered to be the data set owner (available only if the RACF component of z/OS Security Server is installed).
&DSTYPE	Data set type (for example, GDS, PERM, or TEMP).
&EXPDT	Expiration date.
&FLASHCPY	Data set allocated to FlashCopy storage group
&GROUP	Group identifier from the JOB statement.
&HLQ	High-level qualifier of the data set name.
&JOB	Job name, started task name, or TSO user ID from the JOB statement.
&LLQ	Low-level qualifier of the data set name.
&MAXSIZE	Maximum size of data set in kilobytes. For non-VSAM data sets, the primary value plus 15 secondary extents, or 122 secondary extents for PDSE and extended-format sequential data sets. For VSAM data sets, the primary value plus 122 secondary extents. See Using SIZE and MAXSIZE variables for more information about this value.
&NQUAL	Number of qualifiers in the data set name.
&NVOL	Number of output volumes specified by the user.
&PGM	Program name from the EXEC card.
&RECORG	Data set record organization.
&RETPD	Retention period.
&SIZE	Size of the data set in kilobytes. See Using SIZE and MAXSIZE variables for more information about this value.
&UNIT	Actual unit name (not esoteric names).
&USER	User ID from the JOB statement or the user ID propagated from the environment when a security product, such as z/OS Security Server, is active.
&XMODE	Execution mode (for example, TSO, BATCH, or TASK).