Proclib okay to be a PDSE

[Frank Korfias]

I currently have a proclib that I use for event definitions that is full. Would converting it to a PDSE be a problem?

[Don Powell]

Hi Frank, 
The EVENTs in ESP are stored in a VSAM file   They can be dumped/backed up to a flat file.  I am not aware of a PDS that stores event definitions.  
Maybe you can elaborate. It seems like this is something that may be something special created in your environment. 

PDS vs PDSE
I am sure several people will disagree.....I am waiting for the flood....

I long time ago I got burned multiple times by PDSEs getting corrupted. 
Since then, they have come a long ways and are much improved. 

Occasionally, I still get a ticket on a corrupt PDSE.  I haven't gotten one in the last year or so... 

The answer:
I would feel fairly comfortable at this point but I would make sure that backups are taken regularly. 

Don
2¢

[Frank Korfias]

When I grab the information for the dataset that houses event proclib:

When I browse dataset:

Inside one of the members:

I suppose I am using the wrong term when I say event definition.

[ERIC Foecking]

We have been successfully running most of our Proclibs and other ESP libraries as PDS/e for a couple of years.  They are especially beneficial if there are a lot of member updates to the dataset.  

[Frank Korfias]

Thank you Eric!

[Don Powell]

Ah, 
Now we are on the same page. 
Some people call this a PROC library. I call it an APPL library. Mostly APPLs are stored in there. There may be some procs. 

It can be converted to a PDSE. I would recommend a backup daily. 

Don..

[Frank Korfias]

Thank you Don!