Syncsort ? to use E15 & E35 Exit Routines together in a

Swami-gs · New User Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Chennai

Hello,

I have a requirement wherein I have to run two exit routines inside a single SYNCSORT step.

I have some omit conditions in my syncsort. I need to display the input controls and output controls of that step separately in the SYSOUT.

But technically If I use E35, then it does not include all the Input records.

If i use E15, it is not giving me exact output records.

Is there any way we can do this?

Thanks
Swami

Arun Raj · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:12 am

Swami,

Syncsort questions are discussed in JCL forum and not in DFSORT forum. Can you explain with examples what exactly you are trying to do?

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:15 am

Hello,

If you post some sample input, the desired output from that input, and the rules to be applied, someone may have a suggestion.

Why do you believe you need either or both exits?

Swami-gs · New User Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Chennai

Hello,

Example:

Input Records have 100 records.

Using some OMIT condition in my Sort, I am removing 10 records.

So my output file will have 90 records.

But, basically I need to print Input controls and Output Controls as below in the SYSOUTS.

Input controls:
Record counts :100
Dollars amts: 550000

Output controls:
Record counts :90
Dollars amts: 400000

If I use E35, I can calculate only for 90 records.
If I use E15, I can calculate for all the 100 records.

Thanks
Swami

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:17 pm

Hello,

If you are willing to write 2 cobol modules for the exits, i'd suggest simply writing the requirement entirely in cobol with an internal sort using the input procedure/outpur procedure approach.

This gives only 1 piece of "code" to maintain rather than 3.

Swami-gs · New User Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Chennai

Thats a good idea. but the program which I am going to change is existing program used in various part of the system.

So, its a common program used across. Each and every place we have different Omit/Include condition been given.

Practically I cannot combine them.

It is fine with me, if I write two programs and execute it separately.

Thanks
Swami

Arun Raj · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:44 pm

Swami,

Swami-gs · New User Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Chennai

Arun,

But, basically I need to print Input controls and Output Controls as below in the SYSOUTS.

I have one syncsort step.
ex: sort fields=copy
OMIT=(10,2,CH,C'23')
MODS E35=(Z1234BIG,100,MODLIB,N)

Input record counts: 100

Omitted records : 10

Output records : 90

So, with this condition, If i use E35, then it would pass the records after satisfying the sort conditions. in our case only 90 records will be passed. So over here inside the Z1234BIG, I will not be knowing the no. of input records coming in.

So, if i use E15, it passes the records first to Exit routine and then to Syncsort.

In order to print Input record counts and Output record counts. I need to run separate programs and that is possible thru E15 and E35.

I am not sure about the syntax of giving E15 and E35 in a single syncsort parm.

Thanks
Swami

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:49 pm

Hello,