DATASET_TYPE={LIBRARY | PDS | DSN | VSAM | LARGE}

Default None
Allowable Values LIBRARY, PDS, DSN, VSAM, LARGE
Minimum Not Applicable
Maximum Not Applicable

This parameter defines the type of file to be created.

The valid values of this parameter are as follows:

  • LIBRARY: indicates creating a PDS/E file.
  • PDS: indicates creating a z/OS PDS file.
  • DSN: indicates creating a sequential z/OS file.
  • VSAM: indicates creating a VSAM file.
  • LARGE: use this option for disk data sets with more than 65535 tracks per volume.
Note: When this parameter is not specified, TIBCO MFT Platform Server for z/OS creates a file of the same type as the source file.