User guide
This space provides information and examples for all users of Release 21.1 File-AID/MVS data management system. Use this space to learn about File-AID’s facilities. By using the supplied test data, you can follow the examples shown in this space to practice using File-AID at your own pace and at your own terminal.
The sections are arranged to explain the most frequently used capabilities of File-AID first. However, the table of contents at the beginning of this space or the index at the back may provide faster access to the example information you need.
What’s In this space?
The following list briefly describes the contents of each section.
- Getting Started with File-AID : Access File-AID, set defaults and establish test data files.
- Browsing a Data File : Browse any data file using selection criteria and source layouts as templates over the data.
- Allocating a VSAM Cluster : Allocate a new, smaller version of a test VSAM cluster using attributes of the production file.
- Full-Screen Editing : Full-screen editing using source layouts.
- Comparing Files : Compare any two files using record layouts to report differences field by field.
- Scanning and Updating Datasets : Use FIND and CHANGE across all PDS members, and scan or update any data set with the Search/Update utility.
- Copying Selected PDS Members : Copy selected PDS members based on member names, ISPF statistics and/or data content.
- Finding Files On Disk : Find files with Catalog or VTOC searches.
- Viewing Load Module Information : View load module information and other PDS management facilities using the Library utility.
- Viewing Layouts : View interpreted COBOL and PL/I source layouts.
- Reformatting Records : Reformat records using the old and new source layouts as templates for data conversion.
- Printing File Contents : Print data files using optional source layouts with the Print utility.
- Extracting a Selected Subset of Records to Create a Test File : Use selection criteria to copy a subset of production data for test purposes.
- Creating Selection Criteria Using Global Fields : Use global field and field-to-field in selection criteria to select records based on conditions in previous records.
- Automating Layout Usage with XREF : Use the cross reference (XREF) facility for defining source layout usage for different record types based on data values.
- Using File-AID/Batch : File-AID/Batch examples, interactive online facilities, and background JCL requirements.
- Segmented Record File Layout Automation : Segmented record processing with advanced XREF usage.
- Allocating and Editing Version 2 PDSE with Member Generation : Describes how to allocate and edit a Version 2 PDSE with member generation, including selecting a generation other than the current.
- XFACOPY Sample Training Files : Describes the characteristics of the sample training files provided with File-AID/MVS.
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