Creating a new data set
You can create a new data set using the z/OS® Explorer. You can create a Partitioned Data Set (PDS), Partitioned Data Set Extended (PDSE or Library data set), or a Sequential data set.
Before you begin
Ensure that you are connected to an FTP server on your host system. For more information, see the related links later in this topic.
About this task
This task creates a new PDS, PDSE, or sequential data set.
Procedure
What to do next
The data set is now ready for use, but see the following restrictions. For information about adding a new member to a data sets, see the topic Creating a new data set member.
Restriction: In
some cases, the results might not be as expected because of limitations
in FTP. The following problems have been identified:
- If you attempt to create a data set, and the primary allocation you define is greater than the space available, you might receive a "permission denied" error rather than a more appropriate error.
- If you attempt to create a sequential data set with the same name as an existing PDS, you might receive an error stating that no member was specified on the STOR command
- If you set the data class, on the last wizard screen, to a value that does not exist, the data set is created but you might receive no warning to say that the data class is not valid.
- If you enter invalid characters in a field on the last wizard screen, the data set creation fails but you might not receive any reason information.