How to declare the EMP Name, EMP No., DOB in VSAM KSDS
file? Please explain.....

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How to declare the EMP Name, EMP No., DOB in VSAM KSDS file? Please explain.......

Answer / gomathi

//PSTY0010 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DEFINE CLUSTER (NAME (SAMPLE.DATA) -
TRACKS(45 15) -
RECORDSIZE(80 80) -
FREESPACE(10 15) -
KEYS(6 0) -
INDEXED) -
DATA (NAME(SAMPLE.DATA.DAT) -
CISZ(8192)) -
INDEX (NAME(SAMPLE.DATA.IDX))
/*
//*

In Key (6,0) mention the start position and length of the
key

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How to declare the EMP Name, EMP No., DOB in VSAM KSDS file? Please explain.......

Answer / prachi

//STEP010 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DEFINE CLUSTER (NAME (EMPLOYEE.INFO.FILE) -
VLOUMES(TSOP01) -
CYLINDERS(10,2) -
CONTROLINTERVALSIZE(4096) -
FREESPACE(10,20) -
KEYS(5,21) -
RECORDLENGHT(31,31) -
DATA -
(NAME(EMPLOYEE.INFO.FILE.DATA)) -
INDEX -
(NAME(EMPLOYEE.INFO.FILE.INDEX) -
CONTROLINTERVALSIZE(1024))
/*
//

ASSUMING FOLLOWING THINGS

EMP-NO AS KEY

EMP-NO PIC 9(5)
EMP-NAME PIC X(20)
DOB PIC X(6)

RECORD IS FIXED LENGHT

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How to declare the EMP Name, EMP No., DOB in VSAM KSDS file? Please explain.......

Answer / shiva

Gomathi you are 100% correct..

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