JCL

Day 3
Agenda for Day 3

 VSAM data sets

 Definition & Types
 Record Structure
 Commands for VSAM files

 Generation Data Groups

 Definition
 JCL’s for GDG’s

 Storage Management System

 Definition & requirements

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VSAM DATASETS
(virtual storage access method)

• These are the logical datasets for storing records and are known
as clusters.

• The term cluster is used because there are two components

for many VSAM datasets that are :

 Index component - which contains the index

 Data component - which contains the actual data

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VSAM DATASETS (Types)

 KSDS
Key Sequenced Data Sets

 ESDS
Entry Sequenced Data Sets

 RRDS
Relative Record Data Sets

 LDS
Linear Data Sets

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VSAM DATASETS
(KSDS - Key Sequenced Dataset)

• These are datasets which are stored in the order of a key field.

• The records can be accessed either sequentially or randomly

by the record key.

• in VSAM as discussed earlier keys are stored separately in

an index and the record is accessed in two ways.

 First the key in the index is located

 Then on the basis of the information stored in the index

for that particular key, the record is located

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VSAM DATASETS
(KSDS - Key Sequenced Dataset)

• Vsam stores records in the data component in

units called control intervals(CI)

Unused Space

Control Field

Record 1 Record 2 Record 3 Free space

CISZ
( CONTROL INTERVAL SIZE)

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(KSDS - Key Sequenced Dataset)
//ER5077J JOB CLASS=A,NOTIFY=ER4857
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DEFINE CLUSTER(NAME(ER5077.VSAM.KSDSFILE) -
INDEXED -
VOLUME(INUSR2) -

RECSZ(80 80) -
TRACKS(1 1) -
KEYS(4 0) -
CISZ(4096) -

FREESPACE(3 3)) -
DATA -

(NAME(ER5077.VSAM.KSDSFILE.DATA)) -
INDEX -
(NAME(ER5077.VSAM.KSDSFILE.INDEX))
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REPRO

• REPRO is used to copy VSAM and non VSAM datasets.

//ER5077J JOB NOTIFY=&SYSUID

//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
REPRO –
IDS(ER5077.INPUT.FORVSAM) –
ODS(ER5077.VSAM.KSDSFILE)
/*

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LISTCAT

• LISTCAT gives you the catalog information of the cluster

//ER5077J JOB ,,CLASS=A,NOTIFY=&SYSUID

//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
LISTCAT ENTRY(ER5077.VSAM.KSDSFILE) ALL
/*

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DELETE

• DELETE gives you option to delete the data sets

//ER5077J JOB ,,CLASS=A,NOTIFY=&SYSUID

//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DELETE ER5077.VSAM.KSDSFILE
/*

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Generation Data Groups (GDGs)

A Generation Data Group (GDG) is a group of chronologically or

functionally related data sets.

Processing of a GDG
1) Adding a new generation
2) Retaining the previous generation
3) Discarding the oldest generation

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Creating Generation Data Group

1) Create a GDG Base Entry

2) Create a GDG model data set label
3) Create a Generation dataset model

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Create GDG base entry

Create an index for the GDG

//ER5077J JOB ,,NOTIFY=&SYSUID,CLASS=A

//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DEFINE GDG -
(NAME(ER5077.PAY.ROLL) -
LIMIT(3) -
EMPTY -
SCRATCH)
/*

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Creating a model dataset

For Non SMS managed datasets, define a model dataset

(DSCB) such that new GDG created will use prespecified
parameters

DSCB supplies the DCB &EXPDT subparameters for the GDG

The model dataset must be cataloged

It is linked to the GDG via a “DCB=model name” on creating

new GDG’s

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Create DSCB

//ER5077J JOB ,,NOTIFY=&SYSUID,CLASS=A

//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//DD1 DD DSN=ER5077.PAYROLL,DISP=(,KEEP),
// SPACE=(TRK,(0)),VOL=SER=,UNIT=SYSDA,
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800)

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Create GDS
(generation data set)

//ER5077J JOB ,,NOTIFY=&SYSUID,CLASS=A

//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//DD1 DD DSN=ER5077.PAY.ROLL (+1),
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG),
// SPACE=(TRK,(1,1)),
// UNIT=SYSDA,
// DCB=ER5077.PAYROLL

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Deleting GDG Catalog Entries
•Delete a model
//ER5077J JOB ,,NOTIFY=&SYSUID,CLASS=A
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DELETE ER5077.PAYROLL PURGE
/*

•Delete an allocated GDG and deletes all GDS’s

//ER5077J JOB ,,NOTIFY=&SYSUID,CLASS=A
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DELETE ER5077J.PAY.ROLL PURGE FORCE
/*

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Listing of GDG Catalog Information

//ER5077J JOB ,,NOTIFY=&SYSUID,CLASS=A

//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
LISTCAT GDG ENTRIES(ER5077J.PAY.ROLL)ALL
/*

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 SMS
(Storage Management Subsystem)

• SMS is an optional feature of MVS.

• It is a tool that is used to improve the management of available
disk space.
• Data sets created under SMS are known as SMS managed datasets .
• PDS are known as PDSE when converted to SMS managed datasets
can be done by IEBCOPY.

Under SMS while creating a dataset you need to specify :

- STORCLAS instead of UNIT
- DATACLAS instead of DCB& SPACE
- MGMTCLAS for migration of datasets.

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SMS
(Storage Management Subsystem)

• Generally, your existing JCL will continue to

execute correctly.

• SMS allows the installation to benefit from the data

class, management class, and storage class constructs
without changing existing JCL.

•The installation-written ACS routines can be designed to

filter existing parameters on the DD statement and select
appropriate constructs for the data set.

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Review Questions
 What are the different types of VSAM files?
KSDS, ESDS, RRDS, LDS

 VSAM stores records in the data component in units called

_______
Control intervals

 When we are using GDG’s then what do following versions mean

in a JCL? (-1), (+0) & (+1).
-1 – Version of data set previous to current existing

+0 – Current existing version of data set

+1 – New version of data set getting created

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Review Questions ….

 What is the limit on the maximum number of generations which

can be kept for a GDG?
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 Thank You!

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