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VSAM Utility – Define Path

The Define Path screen lets you define a VSAM path and use it to access a VSAM file through an alternate index or to access a VSAM file using an alias.

----------------  CA File Master Plus - Define Path  ---------------
COMMAND ===>                                                                    
                                                                               
  Path Name        'ABC.CIRCLE.KSDS01.PATH'                                    
                                                                               
Alternate Index (or Cluster) Accessed via Path:                                
  Name        ===> ______________________________________________              
                                                                               
Processing Option                                                              
  Update AIXs ===> N

To access a VSAM KSDS or VSAM ESDS file through an alternate index, a path must be defined. The DD statement used to access the VSAM file through an alternate index refers to this path name as the DSN. A path must be defined for each alternate index through which the base cluster is to be accessed.

When a program opens a path for processing, both the base cluster and the alternate index are opened.

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: