IEBCOPY EXCLUDE

The EXCLUDE statement excludes the members from the copy, unload, or load operation. It always comes with a COPY statement. An EXCLUDE statement cannot appear with a SELECT, compress, or COPYGRP.

Syntax -

//SYSIN     DD  *
  	[label] EXCLUDE MEMBER=[(]name1[,name2][,...][)]
/*
  • MEMBER=[(]name1[, name2][,...][)] - Specifies members on the input PDS that should exclude while copying, unloading, or loading to the output PDS.

Practical Example -

Scenario - Excluding two members while copying from one PDS to another.

Input -

EXCLUDE Input

JCL -

----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+
//MATEPKE  JOB (123),'MTH',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=A,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),
//             NOTIFY=&SYSUID
//***********************************************************
//* EXCLIDING MEMBERS WHILE COPY FROM ONE PDS TO ANOTHER
//***********************************************************
//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 *
     COPY INDD=SYSUT1,OUTDD=SYSUT2
     EXCLUDE MEMBER=(MAINPROG,PGMIDTST)
/*

Job Status -

EXCLUDE Job Status

Output -

EXCLUDE Output

Explaining Example -

  • SYSUT1 DD DSN=MATEPK.IEBCOPY.INPLOAD,.. - Specifies the input load PDS.
  • SYSUT2 DD DSN=MATEPK.IEBCOPY.OUTLOAD,.. - Specifies the output load PDS.
  • COPY INDD=SYSUT1,OUTDD=SYSUT2
    EXCLUDE MEMBER=(MAINPROG,PGMIDTST)     - Copies all other members except MAINPROG, PGMIDTST from SYSUT1 to SYSUT2.