SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

326 PDSCOPY Procedure Chapter 16
extended partitioned data sets (PDSEs). PROC PDSCOPY is useful for backing up
source libraries and load module libraries to tape. If you use PROC PDSCOPY to copy a
PDS to tape, then you must also use it if you want to copy that PDS back to disk.
However, you can use either PROC PDSCOPY or other copy utilities to copy that tape
to another tape.
When libraries are moved between disks that have different optimal block sizes,
PROC PDSCOPY can be used to reblock the libraries. PROC PDSCOPY handles
overlay programs and alias names. It also sets up the RLD count fields that are used by
the FETCH program.
When a PDS contains load modules, it generally requires 13% to 18% less disk space
after being copied by PROC PDSCOPY, because PROC PDSCOPY uses free space on a
partially filled track to store records. The linkage editor constructs records that do not
fit on a partially used track.
The PDSCOPY procedure does not copy scatter-loaded modules.
If errors are encountered during PDSCOPY processing, the return code for the job
step is set to 8.
PROC PDSCOPY Statement
PROC PDSCOPY INDD=file-specification OUTDD=file-specification ;
INDD=file-specification
specifies either the fileref or the physical file name (enclosed in quotation marks)
of the library to copy. INDD= is required.
OUTDD=file-specification
specifies either the fileref or the physical file name (enclosed in quotation marks)
of the output partitioned data set. OUTDD= is required.
Options Some of the options that can appear in the PROC PDSCOPY statement apply
to both source libraries and load module libraries. Others apply only to load module
libraries. The following options apply to both source libraries and load module libraries:
ALIASMATCH=TTR
BLKSIZE=
INTAPE
NEWMOD
NOALIAS
NOREPLACE
OUTTAPE
SHAREINPUT
The following options apply only to load module libraries:
ALIASMATCH=BOTH|EITHER|NAME
DC
DCBS|NODCBS
MAXBLOCK=
NE
NOTEST
All the options that can appear in the PROC PDSCOPY statement are discussed in
this section. In the discussion, the term member refers to both source library members
and to load modules. The term module refers only to load modules.