What is the meaning of each of the values in SHAREOPTS(2 ?
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Value of 2 for cross region means that the file can be
processed simultaneously by multiple users provided only one
of them is an updater. Value of 3 for cross system means
that any number of jobs can process the file for input or
output (VSAM does nothing to ensure integrity).
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