COPYGRP

Summary

Syntax
Practical Example

COPYGRP statement is used to begin a group copy, unload, or load from source PDS to target.
A group can consist of members and their aliases.
COPYGRP treats the group as a single entity.

Syntax -

//SYSIN     DD  *
  	[label] COPYGRP OUTDD=DDname,INDD={DDname|((DDname,R))} 
	[LIST={YES|NO}]
	[GENS={ALL| NONE}]
/*

OUTDD=DDname - Specifies the DDname of the output PDS.
INDD=[(]{DDname|(DDname,R) }[,...][)] - Specifies the DDname of the input PDS.
R - Specifies that the members to be copied or loaded from the input data set will replace any identically named members on the output PDS.
LIST={YES|NO} - Specifies that the altered member names to be listed in the SYSPRINT dataset. When ignored, the default listing option from the EXEC PARM gets applied.
GENS={ALL| NONE} - Specifies that all members and their generations to be copied or not.

Practical Example -

Scenario - Copying members and their aliases from one PDS to another.

JCL -

----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7--
//MATEPKC  JOB (123),'MTH',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=A,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),           
//             NOTIFY=&SYSUID                                           
//*****************************************************************     
//* TO COPY SELECTED MEMBERS FROM ONE PDS TO ANOTHER PDS                
//*****************************************************************     
//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.OUTPDS,DISP=OLD                        
//SYSIN    DD *                                                         
      COPYGRP   INDD=SYSUT1,OUTDD=SYSUT2                                
      SELECT MEMBER=(IDENTDIV,LEVELNUM)                                 
/*

Job Status -

Output -

Explaining Example -

SYSUT1 DD DSN=MATEPK.IEBCOPY.INPPDS - Specifies the input PDS.
SYSUT2 DD DSN=MATEPK.IEBCOPY.OUTPDS,.. - Specifies the output PDS.
COPYGRP INDD=SYSUT1,OUTDD=SYSUT2 - Copies members from SYSUT1 to SYSUT2.
SELECT MEMBER=(IDENTDIV,LEVELNUM) - Copies members COPY, COPYPDS from SYSUT1 to SYSUT2.