Partition Data set

Defines the name of a partitioned data set to check for free space. If the Partition Data Set has fewer than the minimum number of required free tracks (as specified for the Minimum number of tracks parameter), the job is executed.

NOTE: This parameter is available for z/OS jobs only.

The Partition Data set and Minimum number of tracks parameters must be specified together.

Additional information	Description
Usage	Mandatory, when a value is specified for the Minimum number of tracks parameter
Length	1-44 characters
Case Sensitive	No
Invalid Characters	Blanks; non-English characters
Variable Name	None
Alternate names	Control‑M/EM Utilities: PDSNAME Control-M Report: PDS Name Control-M/Server Utilities: (none) Control‑M for z/OS: PDS Control-M/EM API: pds

The data set must be cataloged, and it must be a partitioned data set.

Parameters Minimum number of tracks and Partition Data set are always used together and are never used with other Scheduling parameters.

The Partition Data Set parameter identifies a library. The Minimum number of tracks parameter specifies the minimum number of free tracks required by that library.

These parameters are intended for use (that is, definition) in jobs or started tasks that compress, clean and/or enlarge libraries, or which issue a warning message to the IOA Log file.

If the Minimum number of tracks and Partition Data Set parameters are defined for a job, the scheduling of the job is not related to or depends on any date criteria. Instead, the job is scheduled if the actual number of free tracks available in the specified library is below the specified minimum when the New Day procedure is run.

The job or started task can then compress, clean, or enlarge the library (or issue the appropriate warning).

NOTE: This parameter is not supported for PDSE-type libraries because they always appear to be 100 percent full.

Parent Topic

Scheduling Parameters