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What is disposition (MOD,DELETE,DELETE)means? What's the use of this disposition?

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Last Update: August 31, 2007 Asked by: Suganj

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May 21, 2007 20:33:43

kckinney

Member Since: May 2007 Contribution: 48

RE: What is disposition (MOD,DELETE,DELETE)means? What...

(M D D) is used to delete a dataset when the dataset may or may not be cataloged and/or present. It's nearly exclusively used with IEFBR14 for this reason. (Or IEFBR15 if you are in GUI mode.)

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August 02, 2007 12:16:39

sunayana.sarangi

Member Since: August 2007 Contribution: 7

RE: What is disposition (MOD,DELETE,DELETE)means? What...

disposition (MOD DELETE DELETE)

The 1st argument MOD :

The initial disposition of the file
Append data to the file. Implies exclusive use.

The 2nd argument DELETE :

This is the disposition on normal completion of the job step
May uncatalogue as well as delete if UNIT & VOL not present.

The 3rd argument DELETE :

This the disposition on Abnormal termination of the job step
May uncatalogue as well as delete if UNIT & VOL not present.

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August 31, 2007 06:03:40

lan

RE: What is disposition (MOD,DELETE,DELETE)means? What...

If available Delete it & create a new Else Create a new

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