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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories BCP_Allocation
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 4, 2017

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Merged idea

This idea has been merged into another idea. To comment or vote on this idea, please visit ZOS-I-1682 Allow GDGORDER to LIFO and FIFO with Relative GEN Reference.

Syntax in jcl to get oldest gds of an gdg Merged

Jcl to get oldest GDS of GDG ?
In jcl DSN=TOTO.TUTU(0) gives latest GDS of GDG
When :
TOTO.TUTU.G0297V00
TOTO.TUTU.G0298V00
TOTO.TUTU.G0299V00
DSN=TOTO.TUTU.( something choosed by Ibm ) would give TOTO.TUTU.G0297V00

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 5, 2017

    We need to use jobs with :
    //STEP.....
    //INPUT DD DISP=OLD,DSN=TOTO.TUTU.( something choosed by Ibm )
    ...
    //STEP... PGM=IEFBR14,COND=(0,NE)
    //DELETE01 DD DISP=(OLD,DELETE),DSN=TOTO.TUTU.( something choosed by Ibm )
    which treat files TOTO.TUTU in FIFO order

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 5, 2017

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - BCP_General
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - General
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - None

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 5, 2017

    Use GDGORDER Keyword?

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 5, 2017

    Doesn't TOTO.TUTU(-2) give you what you want?

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