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I want to sort generic DSN..
is it possible..

example..

I have 4 dsn
SHR.WRK.ERDAL1
SHR.WRK.ERDAL2
SHR.WRK.ERDAL3
SHR.WRK.ERDAL4

can ı sort generic sortin

//SORTST3 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SORTIN DD DSN=SHR.WRK.ERDAL-,DISP=SHR
//SORTOUT DD DSN=SHR.WRK.ERDAL,DISP=(,CATLG,DELETE),
// LIKE=SHR.WRK.ERDAL1
SORT FIELDS=(COPY)

the question is not sort related, is just JCL related ...
review the JCL manuals for the DD statement syntax!

anyway no, what You ask cannot be done ( in general ) !

but if the the input datasets are GDGs then.
using as dataset name the name of the base You will process all the generations
( as a concatenation of datasets )

Well, I think you can but not as you show. Do as Enrico suggests and read the manual and read about concatenating datasets.

Hello,

Even with concatenation, it will not be automagic. . .

Each individual dataset name will be on a separate DD statement. There is no standard way to "wildcard" the DSN= parameter.