Not sayin' you're wrong, because you aren't, but "with" could mean "when it gets stored, so does the data set name", not "...in the same place". It's poorly worded but arguably not an error per se. Should be clarified in the doc!
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Shaw Sent: Friday, January 30, 2026 12:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: z/OS MVS JCL User's Guide content error Everyone, The sentence below appears in the z/OS MVS JCL User's Guide in all versions from z/OS V2R1 through z/OS V3R1, in the Chapter 12 section entitled "Identification of Data Set": "When creating a data set, assign a name to the data set in the DSNAME parameter. The data set name is stored with the data set." That second sentence is just flat wrong. The data set name can be stored in an F1 DSCB in the VTOC on the volume where the data set resides, and it can be stored in a catalog, but it is never stored with the data set. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
