Only want to include some of the GDG versions ?

rulerofera · New User Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 7 Location: India

Hi All,

Need Your help on this.....

I have got GDG with 53 versions, now I want to include all the versions from no. 27 to 45 and then from 50 to 53, Is there a way to code this other than manual doing as GDG (-1), GDG(-2) GDG (-3)....... so on.

Thanks.

enrico-sorichetti

rulerofera · New User Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 7 Location: India

wow.. that was quick

Sambhaji · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject:

rulerofera · New User Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 7 Location: India

Yes.. indeed refering generations... version is local tweak for that...

nirenchan · New User Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 12 Location: USA

Try this,

Step 1: Take Backup of Original
Step2: Rename Old one
Ste3. Create new GDG and Versions as you like and copy acordingly

:-)

\Hope this helps ..

Regards,
Nirenchan

Anuj D. · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:59 pm Post subject:

Hi Nirenchan,

May be I misuunderstood something here - but how does your answer relate to the origianl request ?

jsathishbabu84 · New User Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Posts: 16 Location: India

No... Not possible..

Bill Dennis · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject:

Besides coding GDG(-1), etc. you may also code the full name GDG.G0053V00, etc. to get the files desired. Less prone to errors if files are added/removed and relative locations shift.

enrico-sorichetti

that' s one of the reason that wise organizations frown on long term GDG utilization

it' s easy to remember a week of gdg management ,
but how in &heaven is somebody going to remember
if the job wants the -223 or the -232 generation
created about 6 months and 17 days before when
there had been 4 abend and 3 reruns and the operator
who did run the job at that time has left the company