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Data Set Name Filtering

Data set names or patterns can be used to redirect a tape mount to a CA Vtape Virtual Device.

The advantages of this technique are the ease of implementation (especially for testing purposes) and the centralization of filter processing in a single PDS member. If the filter member is placed in its own data set, access to the data set can be given to application, job scheduling, or operations personnel to update the filters.

The disadvantage of this technique is having only a single selection criterion, data set name.