Converting PDS to PDSE

• IEBCOPY can be used to convert PDS to PDSE.
• To convert a PDS to a PDSE, create a PDSE and copy the PDS into the new PDSE.

Practical Example -

Scenario - Convert PDS to PDSE.

JCL -

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//MATEPKE  JOB (123),'MTH',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=A,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),           
//             NOTIFY=&SYSUID                                           
//***************************************************                   
//* CONVERT PDS TO PDSE                                                 
//***************************************************                   
//STEP10   EXEC PGM=IEBCOPY                                             
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                                  
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                                  
//SYSDUMP  DD SYSOUT=*                                                  
//SYSUT1   DD DSN=MATEPK.IEBCOPY.INPPDS,DISP=SHR                        
//SYSUT2   DD DSN=MATEPK.IEBCOPY.INPPDSE,                               
//            LIKE=MATEPK.IEBCOPY.INPPDS,DSNTYPE=LIBRARY,               
//            DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),                                  
//            UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=DEVHD4 

Job Status -

Output -

Explaining Example -

• SYSUT1 DD DSN=MATEPK.IEBCOPY.INPPDS - Specifies the input PDS.
• SYSUT2 DD DSN=MATEPK.IEBCOPY.INPPDSE - Specifies the PDSE that needs to be created similar to PDS. IEBCOPY copies all the members from input PDS to new PDSE.