SORT Control Statement

The SORT control statement is optional and specifies the sort sequence for the Audit reports. The format for the SORT control statement is:

1    6

SORT=[value]

Control Statement Definition

SORT

Is the control statement identifier and must start in position 1.

value

Indicates the requested sort sequence. The valid sort values are:

VOLSER: Volume serial number. Audit record types 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 are reported. Records are sorted by VOLSER, then by date/time.
DSN: Data set name. Only Audit record types 0, 1, 2, and 3 are reported. Records are sorted first by data set name, then by date/time.
TIME: Date and time the Audit records were logged. All record types can be reported. Records are sorted only by date/time. This is the default sort sequence.
TYPE: Audit record type code. The six type codes were listed previously under TYPE Control Statement. Records are sorted first by type code, then by date/time.