DB2 graphic QMF Version 8

Specifying an input data set

If the selected program reads input data from a file, the Specify Input Data Set panel is displayed:

Table 40. Specify Input Data Set
DB2P -- Specify Input Data Set --------------------------------------- 8.1.0
Command ===>

Press ENTER to continue.
Type CAN or CANCEL or press PF3 to cancel processing.

Specify where the program (or a program that it calls) should read its input
data.

Data set... ===>
Member..... ===>
Disposition ===>     (S=SHR, O=OLD)

The data set must exist.

If you press Enter, all input data will be validated. If any errors occur during validation, the panel will be redisplayed with an error message. Otherwise, if the selected program writes data to an output file, the Specify Output Data Set panel will be displayed. Otherwise, for batch programs, the Specify Report Destination panel will be displayed. For online programs, the program will be run.

If you press PF3, no JCL will be generated and no program will be run and you will return to the Report Selection List panel.

The fields on the panel are:

Data Set
Enter the name of the data set containing the input data for the program. The data set must exist. If the name is enclosed in single quotes, it is taken to be a fully qualified TSO data set name. Otherwise, your current TSO profile prefix is used to qualify the name. If it is a PDS, do not specify a member name here; instead, use the Member field.
Member
If the specified data set is a PDS, enter the member from which the program should read its input data. Leave this field blank if the specified data set is not a PDS.
Disposition
Enter S to allocate the specified data set with disposition SHR or O to allocate it with disposition OLD.


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