What is the difference between a PDS member and a GDG
Generation ? Is it only this, that with a generation we can
use +1, 0, -1 etc while with PDS member we can not ?

Answer Posted / vinay sonar

The basic difference between PDS and GDG member is that GDG
members are peroidic in nature.If limit execids they get
automatically deleted or uncatloged based on condition.

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