ALLOC_OUTPUT_STATUS - UDM Server configuration option

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




(tick)

Values

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.

References

Refer to the IBM JCL Reference manual for complete details.