Paul, It is not the DSORG that has to support Extended Format, it is the ACCESS METHOD. The DSORG defines and extended format dataset, but the Access Method has to support IO to it.
As far as I know QSAM and BSAM are the only Access Methods that support PS-E. Before converting to PS-E on a large scale you need to check for datasets that are being accessed by other Access Methods. You can find this in the Type 14 and 15 SMF records. If you have MXG this is a relatively simple exercise - sometimes the harder part is incorporating the results into your ACS logic. Also be aware that some utilities like DFSORT and SYNCSORT will automatically detect PS-E and use BSAM to process the files in place of EXCP. You don't have to exclude datasets just because you sort them. Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Paul Ip > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] EXCP access methos > > Thanks for the reply! > > In fact, my target is to overome the 65536 tracks limit on a volume for > SMS > Datasets, so there are two approaches for me: > 1. Extended Format > 2. DSNTYPE=LARGE > > At the beginning, I tried to apply Extended Format for all SMS > datasets, if the > dataset is an output of COBOL program, assigning Extended Format is ok > (DSORG=PS-E). However, it is failed when I tried to apply the Extended > Format for output of ADRDSSU DUMP... Form the RC IEC143I 213-B8, it > said "...a DCB that specified EXCP..." > > I should rephrase my question as: why the output of ADRDSSU DUMP can't > be > assigned with Extented Format? What is actually "a DCB that specified > EXCP" > means from IEC143I 213-B8 (I was wondering if it is talking about the > dataset > is under a dataset type of 'EXCP'...)? > > ...In addition, I don't know there is a dataset type called 'EXCP' > until I found > the following from DFDSSdss Storage Admin. Guide: > "DFSMSdss can copy, dump, and restore data sets of the following types: > DATABASE 2(TM) (DB2?;) > Direct access > EXCP (execute channel program) <---- Dataset Type = EXCP??? > Partitioned, including: > PDS (partitioned data set) > PDSE (partitioned data set extended) > HFS (hierarchical file system) data set > Sequential, including extended-format data sets and Large Format data > sets > VSAM data sets that are cataloged in an ICF catalog, including: > ESDS (entry-sequenced data set) > KSDS (key-sequenced data set) > KSDS with key ranges > LDS (linear data set) > RRDS (relative record data set) > VRRDS (variable relative record data set) > Extended-format ESDS, KSDS, LDS, RRDS, and VRRDS, including striped > ESDS, > KSDS, LDS, RRDS, and VRRDS > Extended-addressable VSAM ESDS, KSDS, LDS, RRDS, and VRRDS, including > striped ESDS, KSDS, LDS, RRDS, and VRRDS > zFS (zSeries? file system) data set > Unmovable data set types (PSU, POU, DAU, ABSTR, ISU, and direct with > OPTCD=A)." > > Paul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
