Each data set is identified by a unique data set name. When naming data sets, you must follow certain rules:

• A data set name consists of one or more parts connected by periods. Each part is called a qualifier.
• Each qualifier must begin with an alphabetic character (A-Z) or the special characters $, #, @.
• The remaining characters in each qualifier can be alphabetic characters, digits (0-9), a hyphen (-), or the special characters $, #, @.
• Each qualifier must be one to eight characters long.
• The maximum length of a complete data set name before specifying a member name is 44 characters, including the periods.

PARTS

$PARTS.DATA2

A.VERY.LONG.DATASET.NAME.INDEED