Answer Posted / prachi

//STEP010 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DEFINE CLUSTER (NAME (EMPLOYEE.INFO.FILE) -
VLOUMES(TSOP01) -
CYLINDERS(10,2) -
CONTROLINTERVALSIZE(4096) -
FREESPACE(10,20) -
KEYS(5,21) -
RECORDLENGHT(31,31) -
DATA -
(NAME(EMPLOYEE.INFO.FILE.DATA)) -
INDEX -
(NAME(EMPLOYEE.INFO.FILE.INDEX) -
CONTROLINTERVALSIZE(1024))
/*
//

ASSUMING FOLLOWING THINGS

EMP-NO AS KEY

EMP-NO PIC 9(5)
EMP-NAME PIC X(20)
DOB PIC X(6)

RECORD IS FIXED LENGHT

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