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System Options under z/OS

FILEDEV= System Option: z/OS



Specifies the device name used for allocating new physical files.
Default: SYSDA
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Categories: File Control: EXTFILES, File Control: SASFILES
PROC OPTIONS GROUPS= EXTFILES and SASFILES
z/OS specifics: all

Syntax
Details

Syntax

FILEDEV=device-name


Details

FILEDEV= specifies the device name to be used when dynamically allocating a new physical file if device-type or UNIT= is not specified in the FILENAME statement or FILENAME function, or if UNIT= is not specified in the LIBNAME statement or LIBNAME function. Device names are site-specific.

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