Description

The ALLOC_SPACE_UNIT option is a dynamic allocation option that specifies the space unit in which space is allocated for newly allocated data sets.

Usage

Method	Syntax	IBM i	UNIX	Windows	z/OS
Configuration File Keyword	alloc_space_unit space

space is equivalent to the first sub-parameter of the JCL DD statement's SPACE parameter.

Valid values for space are:

Default is trk.

Refer to the IBM JCL Reference manual for complete details.