Using Check-In and Check-Out › Partitioned Data Sets

Partitioned Data Sets

You can check in and check out the following:

• Partitioned data set (PDS)
• Partitioned data set/extended (PDS/E)
• All other Data Control Block (DCB) for PDSs

  Note: PDSs with an undefined record format are not supported. All other Data Control Block (DCB) for PDSs are supported.

CA Harvest SCM does not list migrated data sets. To check in from migrated data sets or check-out to migrated data sets, you must first recall the data sets using the appropriate commands for your system (for example, HRECALL, RESTORE, DRESTORE, $RA, and so on).

You cannot check in and check out the following:

• Sequential data sets

  Note: To check in sequential data sets, copy the sequential data sets to a PDS or PDS/E, and then check in the PDS or PDS/E.

• Load libraries
• Variable Blocked (VB) data sets in binary mode

When checking out a PDS, the check-out dialog dynamically changes after selecting a PDS to populate the To field. The dialog adds an additional option, Remove MVS extension. The Remove MVS extension removes the last-level qualifier from the selected data set. This option works with the To field. If an item has an extension and is checked out to a PDS, the item name is the PDS member name and the extension is added to the data set as the last-level qualifier. If the data sets already exist with the appropriate last-level qualifier, select the Remove MVS extension option prior to check-out. The To field destination name reflects the removal.

The agent applies the item extension to the last-level qualifier at check-out. This option lets you check out multiple items with different extensions to multiple files on a single check-out. If the PDS member does not exist, it is created at check-out. The PDS must exist prior to check-out.