IEFBR14 utility to create PDS member?

vidyasaraswathi · New User Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 72

Hi,
Can we use IEFBR14 utility to create Partitioned dataset member?

Thank you,
Vidya Bhat

arasu1982 · New User Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Bangalore

hi,
Sure...
U may use any utility for creating PS/PDS.ie., idcams , iehprogm etc., All utilities will create PS/PDS but each one give different Maxcc.

IEFBR14 is not considered by IBM as an utility. It is a dummy program.
It can be used for a variety of things:
1. Creating Datasets
2. Deleting Datasets by Giving DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE). The advantage it provides is even if the dataset does not exist, it will create and delete the dataset and give a low return code as 4.
3. It is used for setting a return code to 0. Just simply Execute the IEFBR14.

vidyasaraswathi · New User Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 72

Hi,
Are u sure? Have you created any PDS member with IEFBR14 utility?
If anybody has done this, please explain me with piece of code.

Thanks and Regards,
Vidya Bhat

MGIndaco · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:24 pm

I think that you can store data in a new member of partitioned dataset but you cannot create it empty with IEFBR14.

IEFBR14, is useful to create a partitioned dataset but not its member!
In particular, IEFBR14 cannot open a dataset, IEFBR14, when allocate a dataset does not provide any I/O.

To create a Partitioned Data Set:

superk · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:28 pm

I'm thinking that IEBUPDTE might also be a better utility to use.

vidyasaraswathi · New User Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 72

Thank you.
Using IDCAMS Repro command, I have created PDS member.

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So the conclusion is IEFBR14 can also be used to create or delete PDS. But member in the PDS can not be created using this utility.
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To create a PDS we have to specify DSORG=PO in the DCB parameter.
For example,

superk · Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:15 pm

vidyasaraswathi · New User Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 72

Hi,
I executed the following JOB:

//*---------------------------------------------------
//PS010 EXEC PGM=IEBUPDTE,PARM=NEW
//*---------------------------------------------------
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUT1 DD DSN=B052VAP.CREDIT.VIDYAX,DISP=(,CATLG),
// UNIT=WORK,SPACE=(CYL,(77,20),RLSE)
//SYSIN DD DATA
ADD NAME=MEMB1
/*
//*

But I got error on ADD NAME=MEMB1

Following is the error message:
-----------------------------------
IEB806I STATEMENT SEQUENCE ERROR.
IEB808I TERMINATED THIS MEMBER. IEBUPDTE WILL TRY NEXT MEMBER. IEB818I HIGHEST CONDITION CODE WAS 00000004

Please help me to fix this.
Thanks,
Vidya Bhat

vel2k8 · Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:43 pm

Hi Vidya,

Please try this code... It works

//IEFBR14 EXEC PGM=IEBUPDTE,PARM=NEW
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUT2 DD DSN=V705435.VEL.LEARN.PDS,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// SPACE=(TRK,(45,15,50)),
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80)
//SYSIN DD DATA
./ ADD NAME=VEL
HOW VEL HOW ARE YOU ?
./ ENDUP
/*

Regards
Vel.

vidyasaraswathi · New User Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 72

Hi Vel,
I tried it. But it gave me CONTROL STATEMENT ERROR.

Thanks,
Vidya Bhat

superk · Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:17 pm

Sorry. You do need to add something, like a blank line, to the member. Try this slight change:

MGIndaco · Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:54 pm

In this case if you use Idcams no line must be added.

vidyasaraswathi · New User Joined: 10 May 2005 Posts: 72

Hi Superk,
I tried with blank line also.
But I am getting the following error:
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./ ADD NAME=MEMB1

IEB829I DDNAME PARAMETER IS INVALID.

Thanks,
Vidya Bhat

MGIndaco · Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:16 pm

This is not a error of the ADD command but a error in the parameter of DD... look for the line of error in JES message.

die7nadal · Active User Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 156

vel2k8 · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:58 am

Hi Vidhya,

You can give blank line or a line with some message. If you have some message a new member will be created with the data you specified. Otherwise just the PDS will be created. You can give so many ADD statements and the data in the next line..

Even the following code works.
It will Just create a PDS with no member inside.
//IEFBR14 EXEC PGM=IEBUPDTE,PARM=NEW
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUT2 DD DSN=V705435.VEL.LEARN.PDS,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// SPACE=(TRK,(45,15,50)),
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80)
//SYSIN DD DATA
./ ADD NAME=VEL
./ ENDUP
/*

Please try and let me know still if you have problem.

Thanks
Vel.