The installation has control of the name of the data sets created
by the automatic allocation function, and you can select a name-pattern
to allow for dump data set organization according to your needs. The
name is determined through an installation-supplied pattern on the
DUMPDS command. A set of symbols is available so that you can include
the following kinds of information in the names of your automatically
allocated dump data sets:
- System name
- Sysplex name
- Job name
- Local and GMT time and date
- Sequence number
You can specify a name-pattern to generate any name acceptable
under normal MVS™ data set name
standards. The only requirement is that you include the sequence number
symbol to guarantee each automatically allocated dump data set has
a unique name.