Answer Posted / xyz

An alternate index is an additional way of accessing the
base cluster.
A PATH is an entry in VSAM catalog that establishes a
logical link between an alternate index and the base
cluster.

What are the different parameters that are used in vsam?

1100

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what are the idcams commands that can be used for vsam and explain each of them.

921

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is it necessary that all versions of the gdg have to be of the same record length?

1082

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What is a ci split? What is a ca split?

1117

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what is the meaning of each of the values in shareopts(2 3)?

963

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State the differences between vsam and non-vsam files?

981

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what are the additional information you should give in the dd statement while defining the next generation of a gdg?

927

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what is a base cluster in vsam?

1082

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What is the function of linear dataset in vsam?

1017

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Explain the biggest disadvantage of using a vsam dataset?

981

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difference between vsam and database tables

1083

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differentiate between sequential files and esds files in vsam?

1105

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in a cobol select statement, can you tell what is the organization for a ksds?

1058

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What is a lds (linear data set)?

960

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to use the rewrite command, how should the vsam file be opened?

1247

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