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== Dataset Organization ==

In OS/360, The DCB's DSORG parameter specifies how the dataset is organized. It may be physically sequential ("PS"), indexed sequential {("IS"), partitioned ("PO"), or Direct Access ("DA"). Datasets on tape may only be DSORG=PS. The choice of organization depends on how the data is to be accessed in, in particular, by how it might be updated.

== Record Format (RECFM) ==