DB2 graphic QMF Version 8

Specifying an output data set

If the selected program writes output data to a file, the Specify Output Data Set panel is displayed:

Table 41. Specify Output Data Set
DB2P -- Specify Output Data Set -------------------------------------- 8.1.0
Command ===>

Press ENTER to continue.
Type CAN or CANCEL or press PF3 to cancel processing.

Specify where the program (or a program it calls) should write its output data.

Data Set.......... ===>
Member............ ===>
Disposition....... ===>      (N=NEW, S=SHR, O=OLD, M=MOD)
If disposition is NEW, also enter allocation parameters.
Unit.............. ===> 
Space Units....... ===>      (C=Cylinders, T=Tracks, B=Blocks)
Primary Quantity.. ===>      (in above units)
Secondary Quantity ===>      (in above units)
Directory Blocks.. ===>      (0 for a sequential data set)
Record Format..... ===>      (F, FB, V, or VB)
Record Length..... ===> 
Block Size........ ===> 

If you press Enter, all input data will be validated. If any errors occur during validation, the panel will be redisplayed with an error message. If there are no errors, for batch programs, the Specify Report Destination panel will be displayed. For online programs, the program will be run.

If you press PF3, no JCL will be generated and you will return to the Report Selection List panel.

The fields on the panel are:

Data Set
Enter the name of the data set to write output data for the program. If the name is enclosed in single quotes, it is taken to be a fully qualified TSO data set name. Otherwise, your current TSO profile prefix is used to qualify the name. If it is a PDS, do not specify a member name here. Instead, use the Member field.
Member
If the specified data set is a PDS, enter the member to which the program should write its output data. Leave this field blank if the specified data set is not a PDS.
Disposition
Enter N if the specified data set does not exist. If the data set does exist, enter S to allocate it with disposition SHR, O to allocate it with disposition OLD, or M to allocate it with disposition MOD.
Unit
Enter the device type to which the data set should be allocated, for example, SYSDA.
Space Units
Enter C to express the size of the data set in cylinders, T to express the size in tracks, or B to express the size in blocks.
Primary Quantity
Enter the primary space allocation for the data set, in the Space Units defined above.
Secondary Quantity
Enter the secondary space allocation for the data set, in the Space Units defined above.
Directory Blocks
Enter the number of directory blocks for the data set, which will be a PDS as a result. Enter 0 to allocate a sequential data set.
Record Format
Enter the record format for the data set.
Record Length
This field displays the record length required by the program. You cannot change this value.
Block Size
Enter the block size for the data set. For data sets with a fixed record format, this must be a multiple of the record length. For data sets with a variable record format, this must be at least four greater than the record length.


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