Specifying sequential and partitioned data sets

To specify a sequential or partitioned data set for your source file use the following syntax:

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                  .-.---------.                            
                  V           |                            
>>-+----+-+-+---+---qualifier-+-+--------------+-+---+-+-------><
   '-//-' | '-'-'               '-(--member--)-' '-'-' |   
          '-+-DD:-+-ddname--+--------------+-----------'   
            '-dd:-'         '-(--member--)-'               

Note: If you use the leading single quotation mark to indicating a fully qualified data set name, you must also use the trailing single quotation mark.