OVERRIDING DATASET IN PROC

subhasis_50 · Moderator Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 368 Location: Earth

Hi,
I am calling a proc through JCL. In that proc there is a sort step which contains 10 datasets as input. My requirement is to override the last two datasets. That is no 9 & 10. How i can i code the override in JCL??

avalanches · New User Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 28

Hi,

To override only the last 2 files, you have got to code the original 8 datasets in your override then you have to give the 2 files you wanna override.

Correct me if im wrong.

Deepa.m · Active User Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 88

yes what avalaches says is right. We have to give all the 10 datasets again in the JCL as

procstepname.ddname dd dsn=...........(input dataset)

SteveConway · Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: OVERRIDING DATASET IN PROC

You don't need to re-enter the first 8 DSNs, just put in a placeholder DD for them.
Remember that anything not overridden will be taken from the proc, which allows us to only change what we need to, like this: