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SYNCSORT: Basics
| Duration: 1 day |
| Participants: Programmers with experience programming on a mainframe or others with a strong understanding of mainframe data storage. |
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Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:
- Use Syncsort to sort or merge FB and VB mainframe datasets. - Use Syncsort to eliminate undesired records, and to change the order and width of columns in your data records. - Use Syncsort as a copy program. - Use Syncsort to create simple reports with headers/trailers, etc. |
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Overview:
- This course gives IS professional the ability to use SyncSort as a powerful utility, which in many cases can be used instead of coding a complete report program. - For a more in-depth course, combine this course with our "SyncSort: In-Depth" and "Advanced SyncSort and SyncTool" courses for an intense 4 day course. Call to customized our SyncSort course offering for your employees. |
| Prerequisites: Working knowledge of TSO/ISPF and JCL. |
| Format: Instructor led course with extensive machine exercises. |
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Topic Outline:
- Basic JCL for SYNCSORT - SYNCSORT Control Cards SORT/MERGE INCLUDE/OMIT INREC/OUTREC RECORD SUM ALTSEQ - Introduction to SORT WRITER Report Facility Headers, trailers Control breaks Totaling - Variable Block Records with SYNCSORT |
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