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ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 3 - IBM Redbooks

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Partitioned data set (PDS)<br />

Partitioned data sets contain a directory <strong>of</strong> sequentially organized members, each <strong>of</strong> which<br />

can contain a program or data. After opening the data set, you can retrieve any individual<br />

member without searching the entire data set.<br />

Partitioned data set extended (PDSE)<br />

Partitioned data sets extended contain an indexed, expandable directory <strong>of</strong> sequentially<br />

organized members, each <strong>of</strong> which can contain a program or data. You can use a PDSE<br />

instead <strong>of</strong> a PDS. The main advantage <strong>of</strong> using a PDSE over a PDS is that a PDSE<br />

automatically reclaims the space released by a previous member deletion, without the need<br />

for a reorganization.<br />

24 <strong>ABCs</strong> <strong>of</strong> z/<strong>OS</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>Programming</strong> <strong>Volume</strong> 3

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