Inefficient use of INREC error in Syncsort

itjagadesh · New User Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 89 Location: chennai

My input files have HDR, Detail and TRL records and the LRECL is 80. I want to combine all the input records by adding 1 byte sort key at 81th position (if HDR means 0, TRL means 9) and then need to write into outrec file 1-80th position using the key at 81th position. While doing this, I am getting "INEFFICIENT USE OF INREC" message in the sysout. Could please tell me how to solve this?

guptae · Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 5:26 pm

Hello There,

Would you please provide your sort card , sample i/p ,o/p and error message?

itjagadesh · New User Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 89 Location: chennai

SYSIN:
INREC FIELDS=(1:80,81:1,3,CHANGE=
(1,C'HDR',C'0',C'TRL',C'9'),NOMATCH=(C'1'))
SORT FIELDS=(81,1,CH,A)
OUTREC FIELDS=(1,80)

INPUT:
1234567
HDR
7890123
1234556
TRL

OUTPUT:
HDR
1234567
7890123
1234556
TRL

itjagadesh · New User Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 89 Location: chennai

I am able to execute the sortcard successfully....But i am also getting the "POTENTIALLY INEFFICIENT USE OF INREC message in the sysout.
May i know why this message is coming in the sysout? How to solve this?

Escapa · Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:44 pm

Which sort product you are using?

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:29 pm

If you post the complete SYSOUT form the job you execute -- one would be able to sugggest what happend at your end.

Frank Yaeger · Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 9:51 pm

That's a Syncsort message. I'm moving this thread to the JCL Forum.

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 10:19 pm

Hello,