JCL Tutorial - JCL SORT control statement must be used when a sorting file is performed. This statement describes the control fields in the input records on which the program sorts.
JCL Tutorial - JCL SORT INCLUDE statement if you want only certain records to appear in the output data set. The INCLUDE statement selects the records you want to include.
This program suite provides an example of how to delete and define a new Entry Sequenced Data Set (ESDS) using Mainframe JCL. Once the new ESDS is created a COBOL program is used to add records to the data set.Review the Documentation for this suite of program members. Link to an ...
The following JCL member(SORTX5J1.jcl)is used to create a record sequential file with eighty (80) byte fixed length records. The next job step will then sort the file based on the character in position five (5). The Sort will create a new record sequential file with eighty (80) byte...