Use the Create Data utility function
to create and initialize data values in VSAM data sets, sequential data
sets, PDS members, and HFS files.
You specify the number of records that are to be created and how
they are to be initialized. You can initialize the data with fill
characters and patterns. When you use a copybook or a template you can
initialize records at the field level. You can change the field create
attributes for individual fields by editing the copybook or template.
This page details the mapping of fields to batch parameters and
miscellaneous notes. For the full description of each parameter, refer
to the IBM
File Manager® Users Guide and Reference.
Data Creation Settings
Parameter mappings:
- Resource - DSNOUT. You may specify a single member
here. If a non-existent member or CICS TS queue is entered here, it will be created.
If a non-existent data set is entered here, the allocate data set wizard will be shown, and
the Create will only proceed if a data set is allocated successfully. If a HFS file is
entered here and the directory it is in already exists, a HFS file will be automatically created
with the default permissions. Otherwise, this resource must exist.
- Volume - VOLSEROUT
- Template - TCOUT
- Record length - RECSIZE
- Binary record length - BINRECOUT
- Number of records - NLRECS
- Write data in ISPF packed format - PACK
- User IO Exit - USEIOXOUT (when checked) and
(optionally when IO exit specified in field) IOXOUT
- Disposition Mod & Reuse - DISP=MOD and DISP=REUSE
respectively
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Data Creation Advanced Settings
Parameter mappings:
- Fill character consecutive alphanumeric characters - FILLCHAR=AN
- Fill character consecutive binary characters -
FILLCHAR=BIN
- Fill character random binary characters -
FILLCHAR=RAND
- Fill character specific character - FILLCHAR, with
the specified character as the literal value used (you may specify a
character in the form of C'z' or X'0F' for a case sensitive or binary
character)
- Fill character specific binary character - FILLCHAR,
with the field's value enclosed in X'' (i.e. if A0 was entered, X'A0'
would be used as FILLCHAR)
- Sequence Field Position - KEYLOC
- Sequence Field Increment - INCR
- Sequence Field Length - KEYLEN
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