Rational Developer for System z

Allocating a partitioned data set or sequential file from an existing file

Before you begin

You must be successfully logged on to a remote system.

About this task

To allocate a partitioned or sequential data set from an existing data set:

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the partitioned or sequential data set that has the same characteristics as the one you want to allocate.
  2. Optional: Select the data set and open the Property view to be sure you have what you want.
  3. Select Allocate Like from the pop-up menu.
    Note: You can also press Ctrl+1 to allocate a new partitioned data set or Ctrl+2 to allocate a new sequential data set.
  4. Specify the name of the data set to be allocated and click Next.. On the next wizard page, the selected data set name is shown and the radio button "Copy characteristics from an existing data set" is selected.
  5. Optional: Click Next. The name of the new data set and its characteristics are displayed for verification purposes. You can change the characteristics if necessary.
  6. Click Finish.
  7. When the data set is allocated, you can work with it as you would with other data sets.

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