IBM z/OS V2R2: Storage Management and Utilities

DFSORT

In this chapter, we describe the enhancements that are now available in z/OS V2R2 for DFSORT.

This chapter includes the following topics:

•4.1, “DFSORT overview” on page 44

•4.2, “Functional enhancements” on page 44

•4.3, “Use of zHPF” on page 46

•4.4, “Message ICE099A update” on page 47

•4.5, “Joinkey indicators in SMF data” on page 47

4.1 DFSORT overview

DFSORT is a program that is used to sort, merge, and copy data. Consider the following points:

•When you sort records, you arrange them in a particular sequence and choose an order to ...