File Matching › Using Files Defined to the Data Dictionary › Demonstration

Demonstration

Objective

This report matches a student master file (STUDENT-MAST), which is defined to the data dictionary, with a VSAM file containing course descriptions and prerequisite courses.

Procedure

• A DATABASE parameter with the DICTNAME= option specifies the alternate dictionary DOCUDICT.
• The FN= option on the IN parameter specifies the STUDENT-MAST file.

Partial Code

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 DATABASE DICTNAME=DOCUDICT
 IN 257        FN=STUDENT-MAST  MK=COURSE-CODE

 IN 96  96  VS  MK=COURSE-NUM
 REC COURSE-NUM     1   3
 REC DESC           4  30
 REC PREQ          34        GROUP  AA  3.4
 REC COURSE         1   3    ELMNT  AA