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Define a GDG PDS Data Set (Optional)

Member CAJRTNGS, found in CAJRJCL, is used to initialize a GDG data set on disk that becomes a repository for CSV files created by CA JARS or CA Earl. The creation of a GDG data set is not required, but recommended. You can create as many different GDG CSV data sets as you need. For example, you can create a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly CSV GDG data set. Each CSV GDG data set can be managed by a separate index data set, or all CSV GDG data sets can be managed by a single index data set. Below is a sample CAJRTNGS member.

//CAJRTNGS JOB (ACCTINFO),'PGMR',MSGCLASS=X,CLASS=A,REGION=0M
//******************************************************************  
//*                                                                *  
//* MEMBER : CAJRTNGS IN CAI.CAJRJCL                               *  
//*                                                                *  
//* PURPOSE: CAN BE USED TO GENERATE A GDG THAT WILL BE USED IN    *  
//*          THE  CSV  GENERATION  OF  RMF  DATA  FOR  INPUT TO    *  
//*          CA-UNICENTER/TNG INTEGRATION.                         *  
//*                                                                *  
//* REFER TO THE CA-JARS USER GUIDE FOR DETAILS.                   *  
//*                                                                *  
//******************************************************************  
//BLDGDGS  EXEC PGM=IDCAMS                                            
//SYSPRINT  DD SYSOUT=*                                               
//SYSIN     DD *                                                      
 DEFINE GDG(NAME(CAI.CSV.TNGPDS.GDG) LIMIT(255) SCRATCH)              
//