How to copy all members of a Librarian Master file to a PDS. Can all archive levels be copied at the same time?

Products

• Librarian

Issue/Introduction

Need to copy all the members in a Librarian Master file along with all the archive levels to a PDS 

Environment

Release:  4.4
 

Resolution

See Copying Members to a PDS for instructions and sample JCL to copy members to a PDS.

//LIBRSTP1 EXEC PGM=AFOLIBR,PARM='NRJS,NJTA'   
//SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=*                                    
//MASTER   DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.mlq.your.MASTER  
//OSJOB    DD  DSN=hlq.mlq.LIBR.OSJOB,             
//         DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),                        
//         SPACE=(CLY,(10,1),RLSE),                        
//         DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=80),             
//         VOL=SER=(vvvvvv)                                
//SYSIN    DD  *                                           
-OPT GPO                                                   
-SEL NAME=,EXEC(R),TEMP,NOCHK     
-END                                                       
/*                                                         
/* --------------------------------------------------------
//LIBRSTP2 EXEC PGM=AFOLIBR,PARM='NRJS,NJTA'               
//SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=*                                    
//INDEX    DD  SYSOUT=*                                    
//LIST     DD  SYSOUT=*                       
//OSJOB    DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.mlq.THEPDS.or.PDSE      
//MASTER   DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.mlq.your.MASTER  
//SYSIN    DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=hlq.mlq.LIBR.OSJOB     
/*                                                         

 

It is not possible to copy all archive levels to a PDS at the same time. This must be done on an individual basis, while either renaming each output member or copying each level to a different PDS to avoid member name duplication.