On 2017-03-17, at 08:06, Pommier, Rex wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Quackenbush > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 8:51 AM > > Yes, ever since we added the SMPPTS spill data set function (year 2000) SMP/E > has allowed you to merge data sets, move PTFs from data set to data set, add > data sets, whatever you want to do, as long as the SMPPTSnn DDDEF entries in > your global, target, and dlib zones point to your current set of SMPPTS data > sets. > Alternatively, might the programmer specify (override) SMPPTS in a JCL DD statement as a concatenation of UNIX directories rather than in a DDDEF?
(from Rex, who didn't properly quote Kurt's remarks:) > And one other - albeit minor - caveat to the SMPPTS spill datasets is that > you can't skip one. IF you're consolidating them down and you have, for > example SMPPTS1,2,3 and 2 empties out, if you just remove SMPPTS2, SMP/E > won't use SMPPTS3 either. > Do you mean remove the DDDEF or delete the corresponding UNIX directory? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
