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Ranjish · Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2003 11:44 am Post subject: Versions in GDG

Hi,

Is there any significance for the version number of a GDG? I mean is there any way we can increment the version only, making the generation name remaining as same?

For example, there is a GDG version as follows

MYGDG.TEST.G0010V00

Is it possible to increase only the version ? i.e, I need to get

MYGDG.TEST.G0010V01

cheers
Ranjish

Venkata Ramana Reddy · Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2003 12:24 pm Post subject:

Rajnish,

MYGDG.TEST.G0010V00 is the base ,and as far as I know there is no way you can increment the base.
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Bill Dennis · Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2003 1:50 pm Post subject:

When you create MYGDG.TEST.G0010V01 it replaces the original GV10 file (which gets uncataloged). AFAIK, you must spell out the new generation/version name in the JCL (no + or - references).

Bill

Ranjish · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 8:28 am Post subject:

Thanks for the reply..

VenkataRamana, the GDG name which I mentioned is not the base.

Base is MYGDG.TEST and MYGDG.TEST.G0010V00 is the 10th generation.
My doubt is whether there any importance of Version in a GDG ?
Using a JCL, can we get MYGDG.TEST.G0010V01, MYGDG.TEST.G0010V02 etc from the base?

cheers
Ranjish

Bill Dennis · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 8:50 am Post subject:

Maybe I wasn't clear enough. There can only be one tenth generation. Version 01 replaces version 00, version 02 would replace version 01, etc.

If you recall all generations, you'll get:
MYGDG.TEST.G0010V02
MYGDG.TEST.G0009V00
MYGDG.TEST.G0008V00
MYGDG.TEST.G0007V00
:
etc

Bill

Venkata Ramana Reddy · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 12:48 pm Post subject:

Ranjish,
Here is the link for GDG info.Try this....

http://www.woodfibre.frbc.gov.bc.ca/~smshelp/gdg.htm
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chandra · Beginner Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 130 Topics: 36

Hi Vemkat,

This link is not working. please tell me how to create or when we will get

kolusu · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 6:09 am Post subject:

Chandra,

check this link for Absolute Generation and Version Numbers

Check this link for Processing Generation Data Groups(GDG)

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Kolusu
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