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Allocate

You can use CA File Master Plus to allocate PDS, Sequential, and VSAM data sets. This utility is available through the copy wizards. Alternatively, you can access the Allocate Data Set wizard by selecting a server and the selecting Allocate Data Set from the CA File Master Plus, Manage Data Sets menu. The following procedure describes how to access the file-specific Allocate Data Set wizard using the CA File Master Plus menu.

Follow these steps:

1. Select the server to where you want the newly allocated data set to reside.
2. Select Allocate from the CA File Master Plus, Manage Data Sets menu.

   The Allocate Data Set wizard opens.

3. Specify the name of the data set that you want to create.
4. Specify the data set type. Select one of the following file types:
   • PDS
   • SEQ
   • VSAM
5. Click Next

   The subsequent pages of the Allocate Data Set wizard for the specified data set file type display. Complete the allocation wizard using the following instructions for the specified file type:

   Allocate a New PDS

   Allocate a New Sequential Data Set

   Allocate a New VSAM Data Set

   The data set is allocated according to your specifications.

More information:

Data Sets

Allocate a New PDS

Allocate a New Sequential Data Set

Allocate a New VSAM Data Set

Add Multiple Volumes

Select a Data Set

Add a Data Set

Remove a Data Set

Rename a Data Set

Rename a VSAM Data Set

Delete a Data Set

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Print Utility

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