ALLOCATE - Using Allocate to change sort parameter
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ALLOCATE - Using Allocate to change sort parameter

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Article ID: 206105

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Products

Allocate DASD Space and Placement

Issue/Introduction

Could ALLOCATE be used to change the SYSIN statement of the sort pgm  from 

//SYSIN DD *                                               

     SORT FIELDS=(5,8,A),FORMAT=CH                         

     OUTFILE FNAMES=OUT001,INCLUDE=(5,8,CH,EQ,C'OSIRIS  ')

to 

//SYSIN DD *                                               

     SORT FIELDS=(5,8,A),FORMAT=CH                         

     OUTFIL FNAMES=OUT001,INCLUDE=(5,8,CH,EQ,C'OSIRIS  ') 

 

                                      

Environment

Release : 12.5

Component : CA Allocate DASD Space and Placement

Resolution

CA Allocate does not have the capability of altering control statements or JCL.

CA Allocate does its work during execution of the task.