Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
M-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Reichman Joseph > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 12:51 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets > > We have here if anything large amounts of data. So there are a number of files > I mus

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread retired mainframer
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Reichman Joseph > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 12:51 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets > >

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Reichman Joseph
 M - F  7:30 am - 4:00 pm -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 3:29 PM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Subject: Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets Maybe it would help

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
y, August 22, 2016 9:51 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets > > Lizette > > Don’t understand as the TIOT has one DDNAME unless of course I am doing the > Allocation VIA SVC 99 dynamic allocation then I specify ddnames to b

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Porowski, Ken
A.EDU Subject: Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets >From the Processing a Sequential Data Set chapter of my DFSMS Using Data Sets >manual (admittedly z/OS 1.11): "The number of data sets that you can concatenate with sequential concatenation is variable. It is governed by the

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Blaicher, Christopher Y.
ncsort.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of retired mainframer Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 1:03 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets >From the Processing a Se

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread retired mainframer
o: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets > > Hi > > I looked in the JCL reference and DFSMS bookshelf and did not see a limit on the number > of concatenated datasets > > > Would anybody know if there is one ? ---

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Reichman Joseph
: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Subject: Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets So from the ALLOCxx definition in MVS Init and Tuning z/OS V2.10. Table 1. Relationship size of TIOT and maximum number of DDs allowed Dec Hex Size of TIOTMaximum number Maximum number of DDs

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:55:02 -0400, Charles Mills wrote: > >Rule: You cannot concatenate VSAM data sets." > >-- >http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.idad400/seqcat.htm > I believe this. But once I tried (Black Team mode) concatenating a VSAM data set followed

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Ed Jaffe
On 8/22/2016 8:38 AM, Reichman Joseph wrote: I looked in the JCL reference and DFSMS bookshelf and did not see a limit on the number of concatenated datasets The number of data sets is not the limit. Rather, the limit is imposed by the size of the field in the DEB that records the total

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
guess Lizette > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Mitch Mccluhan > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 8:42 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets >

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2016-08-22 o 17:38, Reichman Joseph pisze: Hi I looked in the JCL reference and DFSMS bookshelf and did not see a limit on the number of concatenated datasets Would anybody know if there is one ? Joe, Joe, There is no single number. for VSAM is zero - no concatenation allowed for PS

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:43:47 +, Windt, W.K.F. van der (Fred) wrote: > >I think there is (or was?) a limit of 255 extents that can be allocated to a >DD name. Where a PDS(E) always counts as one extent regardless of the number >of extents allocated for that PDS(E). Any sequential dataset count

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Charles Mills
/seqcat.htm Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Mitch Mccluhan Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 11:42 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets Joe, There is one, y

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Windt, W.K.F. van der (Fred)
I looked in the JCL reference and DFSMS bookshelf and did not see a limit on the number of concatenated datasets Would anybody know if there is one ? Joe Reichman I think there is (or was?) a limit of 255 extents that can be allocated to a DD name. Where a PDS(E) always counts as one extent

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Reichman Joseph
Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mitch Mccluhan Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 11:42 AM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Subject: Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets Joe, There is one, yes. I believe it is 256. Advice from everyone else? Regards, Mitch

Re: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Mitch Mccluhan
Joe, There is one, yes. I believe it is 256. Advice from everyone else? Regards, Mitch McCluhan mitc...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Reichman Joseph To: IBM-MAIN Sent: Mon, Aug 22, 2016 10:38 am Subject: Limit on the number of concatenated datasets Hi I looked in

Limit on the number of concatenated datasets

2016-08-22 Thread Reichman Joseph
Hi I looked in the JCL reference and DFSMS bookshelf and did not see a limit on the number of concatenated datasets Would anybody know if there is one ? Thanks Joe Reichman Joe Reichman IT Specialist Master Files Division New Carrollton Federal Building, B7-182 OS:IT:AD:CP:I:IB Flex M,T,Th