DATACLASS={SMS_data_class}

Default	None
Allowable Values	Data Class name with 1 - 8 characters.
Minimum	Not Applicable
Maximum	Not Applicable
Alternate Specification	DC, DCLASS

This parameter represents the z/OS Data Class as defined to the Data Facility/System Managed Storage. In addition, it is used to indirectly select file attributes such as record format and logical record length. The value of this parameter can contain 1 - 8 numeric, alphabetic, or national characters ($, #, or @). The first character must be an alphabetic or national character.