Description

The GDG_PROCESSING option specifies the type of GDG processing to use.

Usage

Method	Syntax	IBM i	HP NonStop	UNIX	Windows	z/OS
Configuration File Keyword	gdg_processing type

type is the type of GDG processing.

Valid values for type are:

absolute
Absolute name of any GDGs will be captured during the initial run of a job (for example: .G0001V00). This absolute name will be used during reruns of the job. This is the original behaviour.
relative
Relative generation (for example: +1 or 0) of any GDGs referenced by a job will be maintained during reruns. If a step which creates a new generation of a GDG is skipped during rerun, subsequent relative references to the GDG will be adjusted to compensate. For example, if a step which creates a +1 generation is skipped during rerun, a subsequent step which reads in generation +1 will be adjusted to read in generation 0. Thus preserving the original intent.

Default is absolute.