SYSALLDA will also work - see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=up-subparameter-definition-1
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Im Auftrag von Itschak Mugzach Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. März 2024 09:54 An: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Betreff: Re: [IBM-MAIN] TSO ALLOC with/wo unit Agree, but it is common to use the devtype 3390. *| **Itschak Mugzach | Director | SecuriTeam Software **|** IronSphere Platform* *|* *Information Security Continuous Monitoring for Z/OS, zLinux and IBM I **| * *|* *Email**: i_mugz...@securiteam.co.il **|* *Mob**: +972 522 986404 **|* *Skype**: ItschakMugzach **|* *Web**: http://www.securiteam.co.il/ **|* On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 10:52 AM Mike Schwab < 000005962a42dc49-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > UNIT is defined in the I/O gen and is customized by each site. 3390, > SYSDA, etc may or may not be present. > > On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 1:57 AM ITschak Mugzach > <000005a7ced721d8-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > > > I have a program in Rexx that allocates a dataset using dsname and > > volume serial (1) . it works well in my shop but requires a unit > > type (2) in another shop. Actually the error is msg "IKJ56241I > > SPECIFIED UNIT IS UNDEFINED". > > Why does 1 work here and fails in another shop? > > > > 1. ALLOC F(XXX) DA('dsname') VOLUME(volser) > > 2. ALLOC F(XXX) DA('dsname') VOLUME(volser) UNIT(390) > > > > ITschak > > > > ITschak Mugzach > > *|** IronSphere Platform* *|* *Information Security Continuous > > Monitoring for z/OS, x/Linux & IBM I **| z/VM coming soon * > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO > > IBM-MAIN > > > > -- > Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA > Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN