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Status Future consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories DFSMS SMS
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 11, 2023

creation of a new read-only variable: &LIKE(Yes/No) for the ACS routine

With the LIKE parameter in JCL the following read-only variables are not available in the ACS-routines.

&DSNTYPE

&DSORG

&MAXSIZE

&RECORG

&SIZE

 

I would like to have a new read-only variable : &LIKE (YES/No) recognize that the variables above

are not really without content.

 

example : dataset assigned the dataclas: DCA only when DSORG unequal 'PO'  and is allocated

                   without LIKE in the JCL

IF (&DSORG ^='PO' and &LIKE = 'NO')  THEN SET &DATACLAS='DCA'

 

Idea priority Low