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OUTDD

The OUTDD parameter identifies the QSAM data set where the data of this cluster is written. No CA FAVER control records are written; this data set is a sequential copy of only this cluster's data. Data set format and media type are controlled by the user through DCB and UNIT parameters included in the JCL. If the DCB information is not supplied or is incomplete, then EXPORT defaults to RECFM=VB,LRECL=cisz,BLKSIZE=cisz+4.

Syntax

OUTDD

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   └─ OUTDD=ddname ─┘

Operand

The OUTDD parameter is specified with the following operand:

Usage Rule

OUTDD creates a sequential file of compressed data if the cluster was compressed at the time of backup (also true for GVCOPY). However, OUTDD does not allocate across multiple volumes.