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: Control-click the items and select Compress from the menu.

In a mainframe (z/OS) context, a PDS is a data set containing multiple "pieces" called members. PDS.zip

Creating a file generally refers to one of two distinct processes: either creating a standard ZIP archive (a "compressed piece") on a modern operating system or creating/managing a Partitioned Data Set (PDS) in a mainframe environment. 1. Creating a Standard ZIP Archive (PDS.zip) : Control-click the items and select Compress from the menu

: Use the ISPF Utility 3.2 to allocate a new data set. You must specify a directory block value (e.g., 10 or 20) to define how many members the PDS can hold. PDS.zip