Steps

• Write to Sequential Dataset

Write to Sequential Dataset

Use this step to write input text to a sequential dataset.
Note: To create a GDG version add (+1) along with GDG base. An output property DatasetName will contain the actual GDG version dataset name that is created and can be referred in successive steps of the process.

Usage

The z/OS Dataset Writer plug-in contains the Write to Sequential Dataset step to write input text to a sequential dataset.
For example, a JCL SYSIN content is passed as text input. Refer to the below screenshot:

Second input Dataset Name can either be a Sequential dataset name as below MY.SEQ.DATASET or could be a user-defined property say ${p:sequential.dataset.name}. The sequential.dataset.name property needs to be defined with a sequential dataset name for writing the input text.

Select checkbox Append to append input text data after the existing data in a given dataset. By default, Append is unchecked and writes the input text newly in a given dataset.

The Allocate Data Set and Delete Existing Data Set values are set to TRUE by default. As the name suggests, setting input Allocate Data Set to TRUE will give you an option to decide and set the parameters of a sequential dataset to be created. If Allocate Data Set is FALSE, the plug-in step assumes that the dataset exists and writes the input text to the dataset.

Input Delete Existing Data Set comes into action only when Allocate Data Set is set to TRUE and deletes the existing dataset. Set to Allocate Data Set to TRUE to allocate a new dataset with passed parameters and write the input text to a sequential dataset.

The remaining inputs in the step are to set parameters like DCB and Space etc., for a sequential dataset and are applicable only if Allocate Data Set is TRUE.