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In addition, the ICETOOL EMPTY function can handle the dataset allocated with the DSORG, it will set RC=12 as expected. The non-DSORG dataset however will cause ICETOOL EMPTY to put out message 'ICE043A 3 INVALID DATA SET ATTRIBUTES: DD1 ' and exit with RC=16. Likewise other programs opening the dataset with DSORG can open the dataset, whereas opening the non-DSORG datasets will cause an abend 013-34.

yes. I understand the reason and i understand it is a good habbit to write DSORG=PS while allocating any dataset.

Thanks all of you for your replies.

it is a good habbit to write DSORG=PS while allocating any dataset

Unless of course it is something other than a PS dataset