By seeing a program how we findout it is a VSAM program?

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By seeing a program how we findout it is a VSAM program?..

Answer / guest

Look at the access clause -
ORGANISATION IS INDEXED /RELATIVE .
Also - you will find KEY IS clause --
Tsi two things will clarify theta progarma is using VSAM
files .

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By seeing a program how we findout it is a VSAM program?..

Answer / sorna

For KSDS and RRDS file can be idetified by organisation/Key
clause.For ESDS files we need look in to assign to AS-ddname
(ddname used in JCL).

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By seeing a program how we findout it is a VSAM program?..

Answer / sathish

here use data and index name then can indentifide vsam.and
also here use define name key word.

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By seeing a program how we findout it is a VSAM program?..

Answer / daya

For KSDS index and data parameters will be present
For ESDS nonindexed parameters will be persent
For RRds nunbered parameters will exists
For LDS linear parameters will exists

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By seeing a program how we findout it is a VSAM program?..

Answer / sampath

In addition to file status flag, VSAM-FILESTATUS flag will
be there in program for VSAM files

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By seeing a program how we findout it is a VSAM program?..

Answer / bharath putta

by seeing the idcams utility and the type of the dataset ie
numberedor indexed

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