z/OS DFSMS Using Data Sets
Previous topic | Next topic | Contents | Contact z/OS | Library | PDF


Temporary Data Set Names

z/OS DFSMS Using Data Sets
SC23-6855-00

You can use the access method services ALLOCATE or TSO ALLOCATE command to define a temporary system-managed VSAM data set. A temporary system-managed data set can also be allocated directly through JCL.

Temporary system-managed VSAM data sets do not require that you specify a data set name. If you specify a data set name it must begin with & or &&:
   DSNAME(&CLUSTER)

See Examples of Defining Temporary VSAM Data Sets for information about using the ALLOCATE command to define a temporary system-managed VSAM data set. See Temporary VSAM Data Sets for information about restrictions on using temporary data sets.

Go to the previous page Go to the next page




Copyright IBM Corporation 1990, 2014