You must be successfully logged on to a remote system.
To allocate a partitioned or sequential data set from
an existing data set:
- Navigate to the partitioned or sequential data set that
has the same characteristics as the one you want to allocate.
- Optional: Select the data set and open the
Property view to be sure you have what you want.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Click Finish.
- When the data set is allocated, you can work with it as
you would with other data sets.