The long-term plan data sets

The long-term-planning function creates or modifies the long-term plan data set. The long-term plan is stored in a VSAM data set that is defined when HCL Workload Automation for Z is installed. The long-term plan is referenced in the long-term planning jobs and by the HCL Workload Automation for Z address space by ddname EQQLTDS.

The long-term plan VSAM data set does not require regular reorganization because the entire data set is rewritten by long-term plan batch create, modify, and extend functions. A VSAM work data set (ddname EQQLDDS) and a backup data set (ddname EQQLTBKP) are used by the long-term plan batch jobs during the planning process.