what is the concept of IMPORT in vsam??

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what is the concept of IMPORT in vsam??..

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Export s used to create a backup copy of clusters or
alternate index. to use them for recovery or restore &
reorganization purpose we will use Import.

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what is the concept of IMPORT in vsam??..

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to import data from tape to vsam

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