Allocation with deferred volume mounting

A step can include a data set that the program might not use. To ask the system not to mount the volume for the data set until the data set is opened, code:
   //ddname  DD  UNIT=(xxxx,,DEFER),...  

Deferred mounting can save the operator time.

Example:
//MYDS  DD  DSNAME=DATA5,UNIT=(TAPE,,DEFER)  
Note: You can also use deferred mounting for SMS-managed data sets.