| System Options under z/OS |
| Default: | none |
| Valid in: | configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window |
| Category: | File Control: EXTFILES, File Control: SASFILES |
| PROC OPTIONS GROUP= | EXTFILES and SASFILES |
| z/OS specifics: | all |
| Syntax | |
| Details |
Syntax |
| FILEVOL=volser | (volser-1 . . . volser-n) |
specifies 1 to 30 volume serial numbers (VOLSERs); the VOLSERs can be separated by blanks or commas. A VOLSER is a six-character name of a z/OS DASD or tape volume. The name contains one to six alphanumeric or special characters. VOLSERs are site-specific.
| Details |
The FILEVOL= option specifies the default VOLSER that is used for allocating new physical files if the VOL= option is omitted from the FILENAME statement or function or from the LIBNAME statement or function.
Parentheses are required if more than one VOLSER is specified.
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