Using SPLITBY option, you can do it in one step only

a input file contains 1000 records, how to move the first
500 record into one out put file and how to move to second
500 records to anothere output file

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Using SPLITBY option, you can do it in one step only -

//JOBNAME
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//SORTIN DD DSN=INPUT DSN,DISP=SHR
//OUT1 DD DSN=OUTPUT DSN1,DISP=(NEW,CATLG),
// SPACE=(CYL,(5,5)),UNIT=SYSDA
//OUT2 DD DSN=OUTPUT DSN2,DISP=(NEW,CATLG),
// SPACE=(CYL,(5,5)),UNIT=SYSDA
//SYSIN DD *
SORT FIELDS=COPY
OUTFIL FNAMES=(OUT1,OUT2),SPLITBY=500
/*
//

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