How will you access a VSAM File using an alternate index?

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Posted On: Jun 23, 2021

 

You can access a VSAM File using an alternate index with the help of the given steps:

  • Define the alternate index by using the DEFINE ALTERNATEINDEX command. 
  • Relate the alternate index to the base cluster (the data set to which the alternate index gives you access) by using the DEFINE PATH command. 
  • Load the VSAM indexed data set.

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