Generic Volume Data Collection: Example 1

In this example, a partially specified volume serial number is provided which causes data collection to occur from all on line volumes beginning with that generic name.

//COLLECT1 JOB    ...
//STEP1    EXEC   PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD     SYSOUT=A
//OUTDS    DD     DSN=USER.DCOLLECT.OUTPUT,
//       STORCLAS=LARGE,
//       DSORG=PS,
//       DCB=(RECFM=VB,LRECL=644,BLKSIZE=0),
//       SPACE=(1,(100,100)),AVGREC=K,
//       DISP=(NEW,CATLG,KEEP)
//SYSIN    DD     *
     DCOLLECT -
           OFILE(OUTDS) -
           VOLUME(SYS1*)
/*

Job control language statements:

• The DD statement OUTDS describes the sequential output data set where records from data collection is written.

Parameters are:

• OFILE identifies the output data set (USER.DCOLLECT.OUTPUT) by ddname.
• VOLUME names the volumes for which data is to be collected. In this example the generic specification collects data for all on line volumes that begin with the characters SYS1.