That's new for me. AFAIK overallocated space is released from the end of the dataset, no matter the number of extents.
Kees. "willie bunter" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>... > Bob, > > I learned something new when you say that only the space for the SECONDARY > allocation is released. This could explain why this may be happening. > > > > ________________________________ > From: "Cosby, Bob - OCFO" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 3:29:20 PM > Subject: Re: DSN NOT RELEASING OVER ALLOCATED SPACE > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
