March 2007
Beginner
526 pages
13h 53m
English
book
Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/VSE Basics
by Wolfgang Bosch, Hans Joachim Ebert, Helmut Hellner, G. M. (Jerry) Johnston, Wilhelm Mild, Ingolf Salm, Joerg Schmidbauer, Martin Walbruehl, Mike Ebbers
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Database space allocation
Before a database can be loaded and processed, it must be defined to VSAM
using the Access Method Services utility functions. Example 12-4 shows how the
data set for the skills inventory database can be allocated.
Example 12-4 Define cluster
// JOB DEFCLUS - DEFINE VSAM data set FOR DATABASE SKILINV
// EXEC IDCAMS,SIZE=AUTO
DEFINE CLUSTER ( -
NAME(SAMPLE.SKILLS) -
NONINDEXED ) -
DATA ( -
NAME(SKILL) -
VOLUMES(SYSWRK) -
CYL(1 1) -
CNVSZ(2048) -
RECSZ(2038 2038))
/*
/&
Online nucleus generation
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