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External Data Sets

Data sets can be defined as preexecution requirements for jobs even though the data set is never created or referenced by any job running under the control of CA WA CA 7 Edition. Such data sets are referred to as external data sets and must be defined using the DB.6 panel. Data sets that are used by jobs under the control of CA WA CA 7 Edition but are never created with a DISP=NEW are also referred to as external data sets. These data sets can be defined as job requirements using the DB.3.1 panel, but the requirements must be satisfied by the user before the dependent job can execute. Requirement posting can be performed using online panels, batch terminal interface commands, Trailer Step commands, or U7SVC input.