What are the different parameters that are used in vsam?



What are the different parameters that are used in vsam?..

Answer / Megha Sharma

In VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method), several parameters can be specified during dataset definition, including: Key Sequence (KS) - Determines the order of records.nRecord Length (RL) - Specifies the length of each record.nNumber of Intervals (NI) - Indicates the maximum number of intervals for a dataset.nData Set Size (DSS) - Defines the size of the data set.

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