ALLOCATE Command

The ALLOCATE command dynamically allocates a data set to the CA CPM started task.

This command has the following format:

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

DDName: Specifies the ddname for the allocation.
DSName: Allocates a normal MVS data set, named dsn.
PATH: Allocates an HFS data set named pathname. pathname can be an absolute pathname, or relative to the home directory for the user ID used by the CA CPM task.
SYSout: Allocates a spool data set to class sysclass.
DISP: (Optional) Specifies the normal disposition for the data set. SHR is the default.