VSAM Demystified

VSAM Demystified

 

 

Learn the latest VSAM functions and manage VSAM dataUnderstand, evaluate, and use VSAM properlyLearn problem determination and recommendations

Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) is one of the access methods used to process data. Many of us have used VSAM and work with VSAM data sets daily, but exactly how it works and why we use it instead of another access method is a mystery.

This book helps to demystify VSAM and gives you the information necessary to understand, evaluate, and use VSAM properly. It clarifies VSAM functions for application programmers who work with VSAM. This book also builds upon the subject of Record Level Sharing and DFSMStvs.

The practical, straightforward approach should dispel much of the complexity ...