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The Database

The CA View database is a set of one or more direct-access data sets containing the master index and the disk-archived SYSOUT. The database is created and maintained with the SARDBASE utility. The master index is initialized and modified with the SARINIT utility.

The database is designed for high performance and quick access. Data is stored in a compressed format to minimize space requirements.

A maximum of 255 index and data file data sets can be defined for the database. For performance considerations, it is preferable to use a few large data sets rather than many small data sets.