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sushilchandran
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hi all,
please can anyone explain about the usage of workfiles.also while sorting in the jcl we are using exactly 7 work files.and the sort won't function if we didnt give 7.why is it so? |
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shivashunmugam Muthu
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Hi Sushil,
SortFiles are used to store records temporarily during the sorting process.
Who told only 7 files are used in Sort Work.............
From 1 to 100 sort work files can be allocated using the
SORTWKnn DD statement; the 'nn' suffix can be any number in the range 00 thru 99. SORTWKnn DD's are not used for a MERGE or a copy operation, or if the DYNALLOC parm is used. Each SORTWKnn MUST be on one unit & one volume. |
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sushilchandran
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| iam didnt mean that only 7 work files can be used k i want to know that wats the particularity in using exact 7 work files ini the jcl.please go thru the jcl once |
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shivashunmugam Muthu
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| I cudnt understand what you are trying to communicate....Cud u please elaborate it with examples....& what error you got? |
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Frank Yaeger
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From 1 to 100 sort work files can be allocated using the
SORTWKnn DD statement; the 'nn' suffix can be any number in the range 00 thru 99. SORTWKnn DD's are not used for a MERGE or a copy operation, or if the DYNALLOC parm is used. Each SORTWKnn MUST be on one unit & one volume. |
Some inaccurate information here. For DFSORT, 1 to 255 work data sets can be used. For SORTWKdd DD statements, dd can be any characters that are valid in a JCL DD statement (e.g. AA, A1, 1X, 01, Z9, etc). If SORTWKdd DD statements are specified, work data sets will NOT be dynamically allocated unless the DYNAUTO=IGNWKDD installation option was specified.
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| while sorting in the jcl we are using exactly 7 work files.and the sort won't function if we didnt give 7.why is it so? |
The work data set space required depends on several variables including the input file size, the storage available, the use of memory object sorting, hipersorting, data space sorting, etc. 7 SORTWKdd DD data sets may be just enough work space to complete the sort in some cases, but this is highly dependent on the specifics of the job.
For more information on DFSORT's use of work data sets, see:
publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ICE1CA10/A.0?DT=20050222160456 |
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