in what type of vsam datasets can an alternate index be
defined??

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in what type of vsam datasets can an alternate index be defined??..

Answer / shenbagasundari pilavadian

In KSDS and ESDS.

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in what type of vsam datasets can an alternate index be defined??..

Answer / ravi paradkar

KSDS,ESDS
we can use alternate index in esds .same way as you creating aix for ksds. in ksds . in esds you can access through rba but if you create aix u can retrieve records through aix of esds.

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in what type of vsam datasets can an alternate index be defined??..

Answer / sudharshan.d

In ksds and esds. In esds
(aix) batch cobol cannot be
used but cics cobol can. In
ksds(aix) both batch and
cics.

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in what type of vsam datasets can an alternate index be defined??..

Answer / rodorava

Only in KSDS

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