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Data Set Information - VSAM KSDS

The Data Set Information – VSAM KSDS screen displays two pages of information about the VSAM file definition, allocation parameters, record activity counts, activity dates, and statistics about the definition and use of the data and index components of the file.

----------- CA File Master Plus -- Dataset Information - VSAM KSDS ---------- COMMAND ===> Dataset Organization: VSAM KSDS (Key Sequence Dataset) Cluster Name: USER.KSDS Volume Data: USER.KSDS.DATA CAI001 Index: USER.KSDS.INDEX CAI001 Dataset Definition: Component Allocation: Data Index Key Position 1 CISIZE 3584 3584 Key Length 3 Allocation Unit CYLS TRKS Average record size 110 Primary 1 5 Maximum record size 110 Secondary 5 1 Share options 2,4 Extents used 1 1 Buffer space 10752 Allocation Parameters: SMS Information: Load restartable NO Storage class Write check NO Data class Erase on delete NO Management class Replicated index NO Activity Dates: Reuse option NO Creation date 2012/07/30 Spanned records NO Expiration date End to exit ENTER for more information about KSDS file

The first page of the display has the following six sections:

The second page of the display contains the following types of information for the data and index components of the VSAM KSDS file:

Data Set Organization: The top section of the Data Set Information – VSAM KSDS screen contains the DSN of the cluster, data, and index components of the KSDS VSAM file. To the right of the DSN of the data and index components is the volume serial of the first volume for each of the components. If the component has multiple volumes defined, the volume serial is followed by a plus sign (+). If the VSAM KSDS file is an alternate index file, it is indicated by a message below the component DSNs.