Description

The ALLOC_OUTPUT_STATUS option is a dynamic allocation option that specifies the status of existing data sets being allocated for output.

Usage

Method	Syntax	IBM i	UNIX	Windows	z/OS
Configuration File Keyword	alloc_output_status status

status is equivalent to the first positional parameter of the JCL DD statement's DISP parameter.

Valid values for status are:

new
Create new data set.
shr
Allocate the data set non-exclusively.
old
Allocate the data set exclusively.
mod
Either create a new data set, for exclusive use, or allocate a sequential data set exclusively and add records to the end of it.

Default is old.

Refer to the IBM JCL Reference manual for complete details.