The Menu Interface › Allocate New Dataset Parameters Menu (XCICADSN) › Parameter Fields › Record Format

Record Format

Determines the record format associated with the data set to be allocated.

F

Fixed

FA

Fixed ASA

FB

Fixed blocked

FBA

Fixed blocked ASA

FBM

Fixed blocked machine

FBS

Fixed blocked standard

V

Variable

VA

Variable ASA

VB

Variable blocked

VBA

Variable blocked ASA

VBM

Variable blocked machine

VBS

Variable blocked spanned

VS

Variable spanned

U

Undefined