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CREATION OF DSCB

PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:13 pm
by nallasivam
I HAV SEEN ONE JCL
IN ONE DD STATEMENT THEY MENTIONED LIK TIS

DCB=IPOBAK.PATTERN.DSCB

WHAT IS THAT?
HOW TO CREATE THE IPOBAK.PATTERN.DSCB?

THANKS

Re: CREATION OF DSCB

PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:20 pm
by expat
Why would you want to ?

Re: CREATION OF DSCB

PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:03 pm
by Robert Sample
Wtih SMS, the pattern DSCB is obsolete.

Re: CREATION OF DSCB

PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:52 pm
by nallasivam
hey i got the answer for that....thanks for the replies

Re: CREATION OF DSCB

PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:54 pm
by Bill Dennis
With a PATTERN data set, the newly allocating file copies the attributes from the PATTERN. Any DCB parameters you specify on the DD will override the PATTERN DCBs.

Re: CREATION OF DSCB

PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:59 pm
by nallasivam
thanks bill dennis...
ya i hav created one pattern dataset and copies some contents into it
i hav checked the information of the dataset by giving command "i" after copying....it has beed changed...