Relative Record Data Set
Delete, Define and Add Records
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  Introduction
  JCL Examples
  Define a New RRDS
  Add Records to an Existing RRDS
  Delete and Define a New RRDS
  Delete an Existing RRDS
  Add Records with a COBOL Program
  Summary
  Software Agreement and Disclaimer
  Downloads and Links
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This program suite provides an example of how to delete and define a new VSAM Relative Record Data Set (RRDS) using Mainframe JCL. Once the new RRDS is created a COBOL program is used to add records to the data set.


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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section JCL Examples

This section will describe the two JCL members used in this example. The first JCL member will delete and define a new Relative Record Data Set or RRDS. The second JCL member will execute a COBOL program that will add records to the data set.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Define a New RRDS

The following (RRC01KJ1.jcl) is a typical example of how to define a new RRDS using the IDCAMS utility program. This JCL member will create a new, empty RRDS.

//RRC01KJ1 JOB SIMOTIME,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1
//* *******************************************************************
//*        This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies          *
//*           (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved             *
//*             Web Site URL:   http://www.simotime.com               *
//*                   e-mail:   helpdesk@simotime.com                 *
//* *******************************************************************
//*
//* Text   - Delete and Define an RRDS using IDCAMS.
//* Author - SimoTime Technologies
//* Date   - July 24, 2007
//*
//* The process will delete an existing data set and create a new
//* Relative Record Data Set (RRDS). If a Data Set does not exist the
//* MAXCC statement will set the non-zero condition code back to zero.
//*
//* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under ZOS or on a
//* Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Mainframe Express
//* or Enterprise Server.
//*
//STEP0010 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSIN    DD *
   DEFINE CLUSTER(                      -
        NAME(SIMOTIME.RRDS.RRDSC01K)    -
        NUMBERED                        -
        SHR(2 3)                        -
        CYL(9 9)                        -
        VOL(*))                         -
      DATA                              -
        (NAME(SIMOTIME.RRDS.RRDSD01K)   -
         RECSZ(1024 1024)               -
         CISZ(8192))
//SYSOUT   DD  SYSOUT=*
//SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD  SYSOUT=*
//*

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Add Records to an Existing RRDS

The following (RRA01KJ1.jcl) is an example of how a COBOL program can be used to add records to an existing RRDS. The program will read a file of eighty byte records and write to an RRDS of 128 byte records. The trailing bytes are padded with spaces. The input is included instream in the JCL member.

//RRA01KJ1 JOB SIMOTIME,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1
//* *******************************************************************
//*        This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies          *
//*           (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved             *
//*             Web Site URL:   http://www.simotime.com               *
//*                   e-mail:   helpdesk@simotime.com                 *
//* *******************************************************************
//*
//* Text   - Update a RRDS using a COBOL Program.
//* Author - SimoTime Technologies
//* Date   - July 24, 2007
//*
//* Add records to an Relative Record Data Set (RRDS). The records to
//* be added are defined in a PDSM.
//*
//* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under ZOS or on a
//* Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Mainframe Express
//* or Enterprise Server.
//*
//*                      ************
//*                      * RRA01KJ1 *
//*                      ********jcl*
//*                           *
//*                           *
//*     ************     ************     ************
//*     * GETSQ080 ******* RRD01KC1 ******* PUTRR01K *
//*     *******pdsm*     ********utl*     *******rrds*
//*                           *
//*                           *
//*                      ************
//*                      *   EOJ    *
//*                      ************
//*
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step   1 of 1, Populate a Relative Record Data Set (RRDS).
//*
//RRD01KS1 EXEC PGM=RRD01KC1
//GETSQ080 DD  DSN=SIMOTIME.RSEQ.RRD01KDT,DISP=SHR
//PUTRR01K DD  DSN=SIMOTIME.RRDS.RRDSC01K,DISP=SHR
//SYSOUT   DD  SYSOUT=*
//*

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Delete and Define a New RRDS

The following (RRD01KJ1.jcl) is a typical example of how to delete and existing RRDS and define a new RRDS using the IDCAMS utility program. This JCL member will create a new, empty RRDS.

//RRR01KJ1 JOB SIMOTIME,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1
//* *******************************************************************
//*        This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies          *
//*           (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved             *
//*             Web Site URL:   http://www.simotime.com               *
//*                   e-mail:   helpdesk@simotime.com                 *
//* *******************************************************************
//*
//* Text   - Delete and Define an RRDS using IDCAMS.
//* Author - SimoTime Technologies
//* Date   - July 24, 2007
//*
//* The process will delete an existing data set and create a new
//* Relative Record Data Set (RRDS). If a Data Set does not exist the
//* MAXCC statement will set the non-zero condition code back to zero.
//*
//* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under ZOS or on a
//* Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Mainframe Express
//* or Enterprise Server.
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step   1   This is a single step job.
//*
//STEP0010 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSIN    DD *
   DELETE (SIMOTIME.RRDS.RRDSC01K)

   SET MAXCC = 0

   DEFINE CLUSTER(NAME(SIMOTIME.RRDS.RRDSC01K)   -
        NUMBERED                                 -
        SHR(2 3)                                 -
        CYL(9 9)                                 -
        VOL(*))                                  -
      DATA                                       -
        (NAME(SIMOTIME.RRDS.RRDSD01K.DAT)        -
         RECSZ(1024 1024)                        -
         CISZ(8192))
/*
//SYSOUT   DD  SYSOUT=*
//SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD  SYSOUT=*
//*

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Delete an Existing RRDS

The following (RRR01KJ1.jcl) is an example of how to delete an existing RRDS using the IDCAMS utility program.

//RRD01KJ1 JOB SIMOTIME,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1
//* *******************************************************************
//*        This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies          *
//*           (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved             *
//*             Web Site URL:   http://www.simotime.com               *
//*                   e-mail:   helpdesk@simotime.com                 *
//* *******************************************************************
//*
//* Text   - Delete and Define an RRDS using IDCAMS.
//* Author - SimoTime Technologies
//* Date   - July 24, 2007
//*
//* The process will delete an existing data set and create a new
//* Relative Record Data Set (RRDS). If a Data Set does not exist the
//* MAXCC statement will set the non-zero condition code back to zero.
//*
//* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under ZOS or on a
//* Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Mainframe Express
//* or Enterprise Server.
//*
//STEP0010 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSIN    DD *
   DELETE (SIMOTIME.RRDS.RRDSC01K)
   SET MAXCC = 0
//SYSOUT   DD  SYSOUT=*
//SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD  SYSOUT=*
//*

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Add Records with a COBOL Program

The following (RRD01KC1.CBL) is a sample COBOL program that will add records to a VSAM, Relative Record Data Set or RRDS.

       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID.    RRD01KC1.
       AUTHOR.        SIMOTIME TECHNOLOGIES.
      *****************************************************************
      *           This program was generated by SimoZAPS              *
      *             A product of SimoTime Technologies                *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *                                                               *
      *  Generation Date: 2018-10-10  Generation Time: 20:28:32:39    *
      *                                                               *
      *                                   Record    Record     Key    *
      *  Function  Name     Organization  Format    Max-Min  Pos-Len  *
      *  PRIMARY   GETSQ080 SEQUENTIAL    FIXED      00080            *
      *                                                               *
      *  SECONDARY PUTRR01K RELATIVE      FIXED      01024            *
      *                                              01024            *
      *                                                               *
      *****************************************************************
       ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
       INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
       FILE-CONTROL.
           SELECT GETSQ080-FILE  ASSIGN TO       GETSQ080
                  ORGANIZATION  IS SEQUENTIAL
                  ACCESS MODE   IS SEQUENTIAL
                  FILE STATUS   IS GETSQ080-STATUS.
           SELECT PUTRR01K-FILE  ASSIGN TO       PUTRR01K
                  ORGANIZATION  IS RELATIVE
                  ACCESS MODE   IS SEQUENTIAL
                  RELATIVE KEY  IS PUTRR01K-RELATIVE-KEY
                  FILE STATUS   IS PUTRR01K-STATUS.

      *****************************************************************
       DATA DIVISION.
       FILE SECTION.
       FD  GETSQ080-FILE
           DATA RECORD    IS GETSQ080-REC
           .
       01  GETSQ080-REC.
           05  GETSQ080-DATA-01 PIC X(00080).

       FD  PUTRR01K-FILE
           DATA RECORD    IS PUTRR01K-REC
           .
       01  PUTRR01K-REC.
           05  PUTRR01K-DATA-01 PIC X(01024).

      *****************************************************************
      * This program was created with the SYSMASK1.TXT file as input. *
      * The SYSMASK1 provides for the sequential reading of the input *
      * file and the sequential writing of the output file.           *
      *                                                               *
      * If the output file is indexed then the input file must be in  *
      * sequence by the field that will be used to provide the key    *
      * for the output file. This is a sequential load process.       *
      *                                                               *
      * If the key field is not in sequence then refer to SYSMASK2    *
      * to provide for a random add or update of the indexed file.    *
      *                                                               *
      * This program mask will have the ASCII/EBCDIC table inserted   *
      * for use by the /TRANSLATE function of SimoZAPS.               *
      *                                                               *
      * For more information or questions please contact SimoTime     *
      * Technologies. The version control number is 16.01.01          *
      *                                                               *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *****************************************************************
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01  SIM-TITLE.
           05  T1 pic X(11) value '* RRD01KC1 '.
           05  T2 pic X(34) value 'Write records to an RRDS          '.
           05  T3 pic X(10) value ' v16.01.01'.
           05  T4 pic X(24) value '   helpdesk@simotime.com'.
       01  SIM-COPYRIGHT.
           05  C1 pic X(11) value '* RRD01KC1 '.
           05  C2 pic X(32) value 'This Data File Convert Member wa'.
           05  C3 pic X(32) value 's generated by SimoTime Technolo'.
           05  C4 pic X(04) value 'gies'.

       01  GETSQ080-STATUS.
           05  GETSQ080-STATUS-L     pic X.
           05  GETSQ080-STATUS-R     pic X.
       01  GETSQ080-EOF              pic X       value 'N'.
       01  GETSQ080-OPEN-FLAG        pic X       value 'C'.

       01  PUTRR01K-STATUS.
           05  PUTRR01K-STATUS-L     pic X.
           05  PUTRR01K-STATUS-R     pic X.
       01  PUTRR01K-EOF              pic X       value 'N'.
       01  PUTRR01K-OPEN-FLAG        pic X       value 'C'.
       01  PUTRR01K-RELATIVE-KEY     pic 9(9)    value 0.

       01  GETSQ080-LRECL            pic 9(5)    value 00080.
       01  PUTRR01K-LRECL            pic 9(5)    value 01024.
       01  GETSQ080-LRECL-MAX        pic 9(5)    value 00080.
       01  PUTRR01K-LRECL-MAX        pic 9(5)    value 01024.

      *****************************************************************
      * The following buffers are used to create a four-byte status   *
      * code that may be displayed.                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       01  IO-STATUS.
           05  IO-STAT1            pic X.
           05  IO-STAT2            pic X.
       01  IO-STATUS-04.
           05  IO-STATUS-0401      pic 9     value 0.
           05  IO-STATUS-0403      pic 999   value 0.
       01  TWO-BYTES-BINARY        pic 9(4)  BINARY.
       01  TWO-BYTES-ALPHA         redefines TWO-BYTES-BINARY.
           05  TWO-BYTES-LEFT      pic X.
           05  TWO-BYTES-RIGHT     pic X.

      *****************************************************************
      * Message Buffer used by the Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT routine.    *
      *****************************************************************
       01  MESSAGE-BUFFER.
           05  MESSAGE-HEADER      pic X(011)  value '* RRD01KC1 '.
           05  MESSAGE-TEXT.
               10  MESSAGE-TEXT-1  pic X(068)  value SPACES.
               10  MESSAGE-TEXT-2  pic X(188)  value SPACES.
       01  MSG-LSB                 pic 9(5)    value 267.

      *****************************************************************
       01  PROGRAM-NAME            pic X(8)     value 'RRD01KC1'.

       01  INFO-STATEMENT.
           05  INFO-SHORT.
               10  INFO-ID pic X(8)    value 'Starting'.
               10  filler  pic X(2)    value ', '.
               10  filler  pic X(34)
                   value   'Write records to an RRDS          '.
           05  filler      pic X(24)
               value ' http://www.SimoTime.com'.

       01  APPL-RESULT             pic S9(9)    comp.
           88  APPL-AOK            value 0.
           88  APPL-EOF            value 16.

       01  WRITE-FLAG      pic X       value 'Y'.

       01  GETSQ080-TOTAL.
           05  GETSQ080-RDR  pic 9(9)    value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(3)    value ' - '.
           05  filler      pic X(23)   value 'Line count for GETSQ080'.
       01  PUTRR01K-TOTAL.
           05  PUTRR01K-ADD  pic 9(9)    value 0.
           05  filler      pic X(3)    value ' - '.
           05  filler      pic X(23)   value 'Line count for PUTRR01K'.

      *****************************************************************
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
           move all '*' to MESSAGE-TEXT-1
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           move INFO-STATEMENT to MESSAGE-TEXT-1
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           move all '*' to MESSAGE-TEXT-1
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-POST-COPYRIGHT
           perform GETSQ080-OPEN
           perform PUTRR01K-OPEN

      *    USRSOJ Processing not specified...

           perform until GETSQ080-STATUS not = '00'
               perform GETSQ080-READ
               if  GETSQ080-STATUS = '00'
                   add 1 to GETSQ080-RDR
                   perform BUILD-OUTPUT-RECORD
                   if  WRITE-FLAG = 'Y'
                       perform PUTRR01K-WRITE
                       if  PUTRR01K-STATUS = '00'
                           add 1 to PUTRR01K-ADD
                       end-if
                   end-if
               end-if
           end-perform

      *    USREOJ Processing not specified...

           move GETSQ080-TOTAL to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT

           move PUTRR01K-TOTAL to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT

           if  APPL-EOF
               move 'Complete' to INFO-ID
           else
               move 'ABENDING' to INFO-ID
           end-if
           move INFO-STATEMENT to MESSAGE-TEXT(1:79)
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT

           perform PUTRR01K-CLOSE
           perform GETSQ080-CLOSE
           GOBACK.

      *****************************************************************
       BUILD-OUTPUT-RECORD.
      *    TransINIT process...
           move ALL SPACES      to PUTRR01K-REC
      *    TransCOPY...
           move GETSQ080-REC(00001:00080) to PUTRR01K-REC(00001:00080)
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * I/O Routines for the INPUT File...                            *
      *****************************************************************
       GETSQ080-CLOSE.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           close GETSQ080-FILE
           if  GETSQ080-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'CLOSE Failure with GETSQ080' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
               move GETSQ080-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       GETSQ080-READ.
           read GETSQ080-FILE
           if  GETSQ080-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
           else
               if  GETSQ080-STATUS = '10'
                   add 16 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
               else
                   add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
               end-if
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               if  APPL-EOF
                   move 'Y' to GETSQ080-EOF
               else
                   move 'READ Failure with GETSQ080' to MESSAGE-TEXT
                   perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
                   move GETSQ080-STATUS to IO-STATUS
                   perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
                   perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
               end-if
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       GETSQ080-OPEN.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           open input GETSQ080-FILE
           if  GETSQ080-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               move 'O' to GETSQ080-OPEN-FLAG
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'OPEN Failure with GETSQ080' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
               move GETSQ080-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * I/O Routines for the OUTPUT File...                           *
      *****************************************************************
       PUTRR01K-WRITE.
           if  PUTRR01K-OPEN-FLAG = 'C'
               perform PUTRR01K-OPEN
           end-if
           write PUTRR01K-REC
           if  PUTRR01K-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
           else
               if  PUTRR01K-STATUS = '10'
                   add 16 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
               else
                   add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
               end-if
           end-if.
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'WRITE Failure with PUTRR01K' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
               move PUTRR01K-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       PUTRR01K-OPEN.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           open EXTEND PUTRR01K-FILE
           if  PUTRR01K-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               move 'O' to PUTRR01K-OPEN-FLAG
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'OPEN Failure with PUTRR01K' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
               move PUTRR01K-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.
      *---------------------------------------------------------------*
       PUTRR01K-CLOSE.
           add 8 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT.
           close PUTRR01K-FILE
           if  PUTRR01K-STATUS = '00'
               subtract APPL-RESULT from APPL-RESULT
               move 'C' to PUTRR01K-OPEN-FLAG
           else
               add 12 to ZERO giving APPL-RESULT
           end-if
           if  APPL-AOK
               CONTINUE
           else
               move 'CLOSE Failure with PUTRR01K' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
               move PUTRR01K-STATUS to IO-STATUS
               perform Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS
               perform Z-ABEND-PROGRAM
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * The following Z-ROUTINES provide administrative functions     *
      * for this program.                                             *
      *****************************************************************
      * ABEND the program, post a message to the console and issue    *
      * a STOP RUN.                                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-ABEND-PROGRAM.
           if  MESSAGE-TEXT not = SPACES
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           end-if
           move 'PROGRAM-IS-ABENDING...'  to MESSAGE-TEXT
           perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           add 12 to ZERO giving RETURN-CODE
           STOP RUN.
      *    exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-CALCULATE-MESSAGE-LSB.
           add 267 to ZERO giving MSG-LSB
           perform until MSG-LSB < 80
                      or MESSAGE-BUFFER(MSG-LSB:1) not = SPACE
             if MESSAGE-BUFFER(MSG-LSB:1) = SPACE
                subtract 1 from MSG-LSB
             end-if
           end-perform
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Display CONSOLE messages...                                   *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT.
           perform Z-CALCULATE-MESSAGE-LSB
           display MESSAGE-BUFFER(1:MSG-LSB)
           move all SPACES to MESSAGE-TEXT
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
      * Display the file status bytes. This routine will display as   *
      * four digits. If the full two byte file status is numeric it   *
      * will display as 00nn. If the 1st byte is a numeric nine (9)   *
      * the second byte will be treated as a binary number and will   *
      * display as 9nnn.                                              *
      *****************************************************************
       Z-DISPLAY-IO-STATUS.
           if  IO-STATUS not NUMERIC
           or  IO-STAT1 = '9'
               move IO-STAT1 to IO-STATUS-04(1:1)
               subtract TWO-BYTES-BINARY from TWO-BYTES-BINARY
               move IO-STAT2 to TWO-BYTES-RIGHT
               add TWO-BYTES-BINARY to ZERO giving IO-STATUS-0403
               move 'File Status is: nnnn' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               move IO-STATUS-04 to MESSAGE-TEXT(17:4)
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           else
               move '0000' to IO-STATUS-04
               move IO-STATUS to IO-STATUS-04(3:2)
               move 'File Status is: nnnn' to MESSAGE-TEXT
               move IO-STATUS-04 to MESSAGE-TEXT(17:4)
               perform Z-DISPLAY-MESSAGE-TEXT
           end-if
           exit.

      *****************************************************************
       Z-POST-COPYRIGHT.
           display SIM-TITLE
           display SIM-COPYRIGHT
           exit.
      *****************************************************************
      *           This program was generated by SimoZAPS              *
      *             A product of SimoTime Technologies                *
      *        Our e-mail address is: helpdesk@simotime.com           *
      *     Also, visit our Web Site at http://www.simotime.com       *
      *                                                               *
      *  Generation Date: 2018-10-10  Generation Time: 20:28:32:41    *
      *****************************************************************

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Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore the JCL Connection for more examples of JCL functionality with programming techniques and sample code.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore An Enterprise System Model that describes and demonstrates how Applications that were running on a Mainframe System and non-relational data that was located on the Mainframe System were copied and deployed in a Microsoft Windows environment with Micro Focus Enterprise Server.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore The ASCII and EBCDIC Translation Tables. These tables are provided for individuals that need to better understand the bit structures and differences of the encoding formats.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore The File Status Return Codes that are used to interpret the results of accessing VSAM data sets and/or QSAM files.

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The following links will require an internet connect.

This suite of programs and documentation is available to download for review and evaluation purposes. Other uses will require a SimoTime Software License. Link to an Evaluation zPAK Option that includes the program members, documentation and control files.

A good place to start is The SimoTime Home Page for access to white papers, program examples and product information. This link requires an Internet Connection

Explore The Micro Focus Web Site for more information about products (including Micro Focus COBOL) and services available from Micro Focus. This link requires an Internet Connection.

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Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore the Glossary of Terms for a list of terms and definitions used in this suite of documents and white papers.

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This document was created and is maintained by SimoTime Technologies. If you have any questions, suggestions, comments or feedback please use the following contact information.

1. Send an e-mail to our helpdesk.
1.1. helpdesk@simotime.com.
2. Our telephone numbers are as follows.
2.1. 1 415 763-9430 office-helpdesk
2.2. 1 415 827-7045 mobile

 

We appreciate hearing from you.

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SimoTime Technologies was founded in 1987 and is a privately owned company. We specialize in the creation and deployment of business applications using new or existing technologies and services. We have a team of individuals that understand the broad range of technologies being used in today's environments. Our customers include small businesses using Internet technologies to corporations using very large mainframe systems.

Quite often, to reach larger markets or provide a higher level of service to existing customers it requires the newer Internet technologies to work in a complementary manner with existing corporate mainframe systems. We specialize in preparing applications and the associated data that are currently residing on a single platform to be distributed across a variety of platforms.

Preparing the application programs will require the transfer of source members that will be compiled and deployed on the target platform. The data will need to be transferred between the systems and may need to be converted and validated at various stages within the process. SimoTime has the technology, services and experience to assist in the application and data management tasks involved with doing business in a multi-system environment.

Whether you want to use the Internet to expand into new market segments or as a delivery vehicle for existing business functions simply give us a call or check the web site at http://www.simotime.com


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