Answer Posted / prabudha jain

//SORTXSUM DD DSN=datasetname,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),UNIT=SYSDA,
// SPACE=(CYL,(1,4),RLSE),
// DCB=(RECFM=FBM,LERCL=80,BLKSIZE=800)
.
.
//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=(1,3,CH,A)
SUM FIELDS=NONE,XSUM
/*

1. SORT FIELDS=(1,3,CH,A) - Input file will be sorted
depending upon the key specified above 1,3,CH,A.

2. SUM FIELDS=NONE,XSUM - NONE means it will eliminate
duplicates.XSUM option will copy all records eliminated in
sort process will copy to another dataset defined in
SORTXSUM stelp

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