> > I can't understand why we STILL need to specify SPACE= (etc) for an allocation of a > dataset. > You normally don't do that in other OS (platforms), You always (both principally and in > practice) want to allocate as much as is needed during execution > > If for backward compatibility it can't be done automatically, why not introduce a new > keyword like e g "SPACE=ANY" ? > >
Thomas, IIRC - if you force a DATACLAS on a dataset in SMS, you can specify the Space requirements there. Then the JCL does not require Space. Have you looked at that? However, then that makes your storage admin responsible for ensuring the space is enough. And if needed alter the dataclass if there are space issues. And it would require all such datasets be SMS managed. Lizette ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
