How to change the attributes of a dataset (PS/PO)

ravikumar15 · New User Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 68

I have a PDS. I want to increase the primary and secondary quantity as I am getting space abends since all the primary and secondary quantity have been used. Is there any utility or tool to increase the capacity of the dataset without taking back up of it.

expat · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:11 pm

1) Taking a backup is the sensible thing to do
2) Use IEBCOPY to copy the PDS to a newname PDS
3) Use IDCAMS ALTER to rename the original PDS
4) See (3) - but for the new PDS

prino · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:14 pm

You can migrate it and recall it, it will give you a new primary space of the original pri+sec and you get 15 sec's again.

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:48 pm

don't need to back it up. just copy it to a new pds allocated with more reasonable space, and then as expat said, rename the old and then the new.

this can all be accomplished in a 3.3 screen - then rename in 3.2 or 3.4.
and make the new pds a PDS-E.

superk · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:57 pm

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:36 pm

thx for the tip kevin.

Robert Sample · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:20 pm

It's too late now that you've exhausted the space, but if you know you're going to need more space in the file, you can use a SPACE parameter in your JCL while outputting to the file to increase the secondary allocation.

There is a product on the CBT tape called PDS that can be very beneficial in dealing with partitioned data sets. If it is installed at your site, it would be worth investigating in case of future problems.