Also the overhead (shareoption(4)) when sharing (I/O) the same file from

what's the biggest disadvantage of using a VSAM dataset?

Question Posted / philippe van de woestyne

Answer Posted / philippe van de woestyne

Also the overhead (shareoption(4)) when sharing (I/O) the
same file from multiple environment, EG Cics + Batch

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