
DD Statements for Dummy Datasets VOLUME Parameter
Chapter 6. BIM-EPIC DD Statements 6-41
DD Statements for Dummy Datasets
You can define dummy datasets with DD statements.
* //
ddname
DD DUMMY [,OPTION=SYS
nnn
]
Parameter Required? Valid Default
DUMMY Yes None
SYSnnn No SYS000 to SYS254 None
DUMMY specifies that this is a dummy dataset.
SYSnnn specifies the programmer logical unit and is required if the ddname itself is not a
logical unit specification.
This example defines the dataset belonging to DTF name (and logical unit) SYS005 as a
dummy dataset. It is equivalent to a VSE // ASSGN SYS005,IGN. Input and output to the
dataset is ignored.
* //SYS005 DD DUMMY
Description
Format
Parameters
Example
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