Data set requirements
The data set that is associated with the DDname specified on the
PARMDD keyword must be a physical sequential (PS) data set. Other
data set organizations are rejected and the job is failed. When using
PARMDD, you must comply with the following support statements:
- Partitioned data set (PDS and PDSE) members provide the appearance of a physical sequential (PS) data set and are supported.
- z/OS UNIX System Services files also provide the appearance of a physical sequential (PS) data set and are supported.
- Other data sets that provide the appearance of a physical sequential (PS) data set are not supported.
The data set can have a fixed (F), fixed-block (FB), variable (V) or variable-block (VB) record format (RECFM). Spanned (S) and undefined (U) record formats are rejected and the job is failed.