Required Parameters

INFILE(ddname)|INDATASET(entryname)
specifies the name of a DD statement or names the portable data set that contains a copy of the cluster, alternate index, or user catalog to be imported.
When importing into a nonexistent or an existing nonempty data set or catalog, the names specified for management class and storage class in the IMPORT command override the management class and storage class names from the portable data set. The class specifications and other attributes of the exported object are used to determine the SMS class specifications.
INFILE(ddname)
specifies the name of a DD statement that identifies the portable copy of the cluster, alternate index, or user catalog to be imported.
If a nonlabeled tape or a direct access data set created by DOS/VS access method services contains the copy, the following DCB parameters must be specified on the referenced DD statement:
  • BLKSIZE. If you specified BLKSIZE when the cluster or alternate index was exported, you must specify the same block size value for IMPORT. If you did not specify a block size for EXPORT, a default value of 2048 was used. Consequently, if you do not specify BLKSIZE for IMPORT, IMPORT sets the block size to 2048.
  • LRECL. LRECL is based on the maximum record size of the exported VSAM data set. Maximum record size is determined by the value given by the maximum subparameter of the RECORDSIZE parameter of the DEFINE CLUSTER or DEFINE ALTERNATEINDEX command when the data set was defined.
  • RECFM. Must be VBS.

Abbreviation: IFILE

INDATASET(entryname)
specifies the name of the portable data set that contains a copy of the cluster, alternate index, or user catalog to be imported.

If INDATASET is specified, the portable data set is dynamically allocated. The entryname must be cataloged in a catalog that is accessible by the system into which the entry is to be imported.

Abbreviation: IDS

OUTFILE(ddname)|OUTDATASET(entryname)
specifies the name of a DD statement or the name of a cluster, alternate index, or user catalog to be imported.
When you use OUTFILE or OUTDATASET to describe the data set, one of the following conditions must be true:
  • The data set's entry is in the master catalog.
  • The qualifiers in the data set's qualified name are the catalog's name or alias.
  • You are importing a non-SMS-managed catalog:
    • When importing a cluster that was permanently exported, the OUTFILE parameter should be used.
    • If you are importing to a volume other than the original volume, the OBJECTS(VOLUMES) parameter must also be specified.
OUTFILE(ddname)
specifies the name of a DD statement that identifies the data set name and volumes of the cluster, alternate index, or user catalog that is to be imported.

If the object was permanently exported or you are importing to a volume other than the original volume, the DD statement specifies the name of the cluster or alternate index as DSNAME, the volume serial number, the device type, DISP=OLD, and AMP='AMORG'.

If the object has its data and index components on different device types, specify OUTDATASET instead of OUTFILE.

If the NEWNAME parameter is specified for the cluster or alternate index entry, the data set name on the DD statement must be the same as the new name. Failure to do so will result in the deletion of the original cluster.

Abbreviation: OFILE

OUTDATASET(entryname)
specifies the name of the cluster, alternate index, or user catalog that is to be imported. If you select OUTDATASET, the VSAM data set you identify is dynamically allocated.

You can use concatenated DD statements if the object was permanently exported and its data and index components are on different device types. The first DD statement specifies the name of the cluster or alternate index as the DSNAME, the volume serial numbers and device type of the data component, DISP=OLD. The second DD statement specifies the name of the index component as the DSNAME, the volume serial numbers and device type of the index component, DISP=OLD.

If NEWNAME is specified for the cluster or alternate index entry, entryname must be the same as the new name. Also, this should be the same name as declared on the NEWNAME parameter. Failure to do so will result in the deletion of the original cluster.

Abbreviation: ODS

Parent topic: IMPORT Parameters