VSE Utilities


Duration

3 - 4 hours

Overview

Audience

Senior Operators, Application and System Programmers who need to use VSE Utilities

Prerequisites

A sound knowledge of the VSE System

Objectives

After completing this course, the student should be able to -
  • Recognize VSE Utilities
  • Understand the functions of VSE Utilities
  • Know how and when to use VSE Utilities

Course Content

Module 1 UTILITIES - LVTOC, LISTIO, LSERV, MTC

  • What is a Utility Program?
  • Displaying VTOC
  • Displaying Logical Assignments
  • Displaying Label Information Area
  • MTC Command

Module 2 INTRODUCTION TO VSAM FILES

  • VSAM Catalogues
  • AMS/IDCAMS

Module 3 IDCAMS - DEFINE SPACE, CATALOG AND CLUSTER

  • Defining User Catalogues
  • Defining Clusters

Module 4 LIBRARIAN

  • VSE Librarian and Commands
  • ACCESS Command
  • LISTDIR Command
  • LIST Command
  • CATALOG Command
  • DELETE Command
  • CONNECT Command
  • COPY Command
  • DEFINE Command

Module 5 SORT/MERGE

  • Sortout Statement
  • Sortin Statement
  • Input and Output Files
  • Sortwork Statement
  • Sort/Merge Control Statements and Operands
  • Record Control Statements
  • INPFIL and OUTFIL Control Statements

Module 6 JCL FOR SORT/MERGE

  • How to Write JCL for a SORT/MERGE

Module 7 VSE DITTO

  • Ditto Utility and Functions
  • UPSI Statements
 
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