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VSAM Utility Build Alternate Index

The Build Alternate Index screen is used to build an alternate index file from the related cluster.

---------  CA File Master Plus -----  Build Alternate Index  ---------
COMMAND ===>                                                                   
                                                                               
Component DSNs:                                                                
  AIX cluster          'ABC.CIRCLE.KSDS01'                                     
  Base cluster    ===> ______________________________________________

To perform the Build Alternate Index function, the parameters required are the DSN of the alternate index file, typed on the main VSAM Utility screen, and the DSN of the cluster whose data is extracted to create the alternate index file typed on this screen.

IDCAMS control cards are generated according to the parameters you typed, and then one of the following actions executes depending on the Execution Mode field in the main VSAM Utility screen: