G510 VSAM With Access Method Services

Course Code: G-510
Recommended Duration: 2 Days

Benefits

Students who complete this course will be able to define, load, print, and delete VSAM data sets using AccessMethod Services, and to estimate space requirements for VSAM data sets.

Audience

Programmers and data administrators who need to work with VSAM data sets from an AMS (Access Method Services) perspective, independent of any programming language.

Prerequisites

The student should be able to code JCL to run simple batch jobs.

Related IBM Materials

This course is drawn from this IBM manual; access to it in the classroom is desirable but not required:
SC26-7394 - AMS Reference

Major Topics Include

VSAM concepts and terms
ESDS, KSDS, RRDS, LSDS
Access Method Services Commands
Alternate indexes
Data set space estimates
Backup / recovery considerations
SMS impacts
Introduction to performance issues

Exercises

There are four hands-on exercises

Special Note

The content from this course is largely included in course D-540 (VSAM for COBOL Programmers) and course E-540 (VSAM For PL/I Programmers).

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VSAM With Access Method Services