If you are allocating as below the release parameter only release the secondary allocation NOT the primary allocation. Volume Count on DASD up to 59 to span multiple volumes DSNAME=NFCDRESC.DASD.MAIL.BK, UNIT=3390,DISP=(,CATLG,KEEP), SPACE=(TRK,(1000,3000),RLSE),VOL=(,,,59)
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 12:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: DSN NOT RELEASING OVER ALLOCATED SPACE -------------------------------------<snip>---------------------------------------- Good Day To All, We are trying to figure out this problem. Job A executes, it creates several dsns and many of these dsns are empty. We have the RLSE parm coded however it doesn't seem release the unused space for the empty dsns. Is there a way of fixing this problem or a work around? We are running RELEASE z/OS 01.11.00 Thanks for your help in advance. --------------------------------------<unsnip>---------------------------------------- IIRC, the datasets must be OPEN'ed and CLOSE'd before the RELEASE function will work. Rick ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
