Use the Create Data utility function to create and initialize data values in VSAM data sets, sequential data sets, PDS members, and HFS files.
The user can specify the number of records that are to be created and how they are to be initialized. The data can be initialized with fill characters and patterns. When a copybook or template is used, records can be initialized at the field level. The field create attributes for individual fields can be changed by editing the copybook or template.
This page details the mapping of fields to batch parameters and miscellaneous notes. For the full description of each parameter, refer to the IBM File ManagerĀ® Users Guide and Reference.
Data Creation Settings

Parameter mappings:
- Resource: DSNOUT. A single member may be specified. If a non-existent member or CICS TS queue is entered here, it will be created. If a non-existent data set is entered here, the allocate data set wizard will be shown, and the Create will only proceed if a data set is allocated successfully. If an HFS file is entered here and the directory already exists, an HFS file will be automatically created with the default permissions. Otherwise, this resource must exist.
- Volume: VOLSEROUT
- Template: TCOUT
- Record length: RECSIZE
- Binary record length: BINRECOUT
- Number of records: NLRECS
- Write data in ISPF packed format: PACK
- User IO Exit: USEIOXOUT (when checked) and (optionally when IO exit specified in field) IOXOUT
- Disposition Mod & Reuse: DISP=MOD and DISP=REUSE respectively
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Data Creation Advanced Settings

Parameter mappings:
- Fill character consecutive alphanumeric characters: FILLCHAR=AN
- Fill character consecutive binary characters: FILLCHAR=BIN
- Fill character random binary characters: FILLCHAR=RAND
- Fill character specific character: FILLCHAR, with the specified character as the literal value used (a character in the form of C'z' or X'0F' may be specified for a case sensitive or binary character)
- Fill character specific binary character: FILLCHAR, with the field's value enclosed in X'' (i.e. if A0 was entered, X'A0' would be used as FILLCHAR)
- Sequence Field Position: KEYLOC
- Sequence Field Increment: INCR
- Sequence Field Length: KEYLEN
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