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ALLOCATE Command—Allocates a Data Set

The ALLOCATE command dynamically allocates a data set to the SOF server started task.

This command has the following syntax:

ALLOCate  DDName=ddn
  [DSName=dsn | PATH=pathname | SYSOut=sysclass]
  [DISP={SHR|OLD|MOD}]

ddn

Specifies the ddname of the data set to be allocated; this is required.

dsn

Specifies the name of a normal z/OS data set to be allocated.

pathname

Specifies the name of an HFS or zFS in compatibility mode data set to be allocated; may be an absolute pathname, or relative to the home directory for the user ID used by the SOF server task.

sysclass

Specifies the class of a spool data set to be allocated.

DISP

Specifies the normal disposition for the data set to be allocated.

Default: SHR