I was looking at my options for allocating a PDSE. They appear to be:
- ISPF 3.2 using LIBRARY as "Data set name type" value.
- JCL - DSNTYPE= parameter. You would use other parameters similar to
what you would use for a PDS.
- SVC 99 in assembler - DALDSNT (DSNTYPE) Text unit appears to allow
the specification of PDSE. You would use other parameters similar to
what you would use for a PDS.
Am I missing any options?
It also appears that the TSO ALLOCATE command cannot be used to allocate
PDSE's. Is this true? I reviewed the ALLOC command help and could not
find a "DSNTYPE" parameter. Perhaps I missed it. I wonder if the LIKE()
parameter might be used? I also looked at the ATTRIB TSO command and did
not see a "DSNTYPE" parameter there either......
Is it true that PDSE's can be allocated on SMS and NON-SMS volumes? I
was able to allocate one on a non-sms volume. I have not tried to use
the file yet......
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