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How to Create a VSAM Dataview Definition

The first step in creating a VSAM file dataview is identifying the dataview. To identify the dataview, you must first enter the CREATE DATAVIEW command, and then fill in the Dataview Identification screen. Once you name the dataview in the CREATE DATAVIEW command or on the Identification fill‑in, an entry for the dataview definition is stored in the dictionary facility. After the dataview is identified, it becomes the current definition.

CREATE DATAVIEW creates version one, in test status. You can modify, print, duplicate, delete, and mark it to production status. A dataview definition does not have to be in production status before it can be cataloged.