Allocating a vsam file

Allocate all these VSAM data sets for a controller. You can use the following table as a guide to allocate space for VSAM data sets. The application description data set contains application descriptions and JCL variable tables. It has a default maximum record size of If you also use variable dependencies, the number of variables in a JCL variable table is less than If you find a record you want to modify, you can simply press a PF key to take you into EDIT with the file positioned at the record you were browsing.

You can also swap to full screen browse from any EDIT session. Parameters used to allocate datasets can be saved in a PDS member of your choosing. Parameters can then be recalled for later use allowing you to allocate other dataset 'modeling' them after an existing dataset. Datasets can be created quickly without having to run batch jobs. Also, its properties say it has used 1st extent cylinders: , Secondary cylinders : How the multiple volumes are allocated?

Does it mean that the job will not abend of size is more that cylinders? Please help! Thanks, Gaurav. Back to top. Just out of curiosity, what is the reason you need this? Is it an XML document? No, not xml. We need to convert file from mainframe printed report to the HP Dialogue pdf format.

Developer who was working with Dialogue want to have everything in one record. Because most of this record is actually repeatable table kind data, he will have to read "main" record and after "detail" records to compose this reports. No brain surgery work and I convince him to do it. View previous topic :: :: View next topic.