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[viswanathan]

Hi Friends,

Need your help in solving JCL Sort & Split requirement.

--> I have an input file of LRECL = 750.

--> Key field is from position 1 to 8 (Packed decimal)

--> Maximum of 3 key values can occur in a file (values are dynamic)

--> File will be sorted on this key

--> Need to write the records to three different files based on the key values.

Sample Input File:

[kolusu]

viswanathan,

It is quite simple with WHEN=GROUP. You just add a file ID number at the end of the record and validate that field to split into multiple files.

I assumed that your input is unsorted and you need to sort the file and then perform the split. If your input file is already sorted then simply replace the sort fields= statement with OPTION COPY.

Here is a DFSORT JCL which will give you the desired results.

[viswanathan]

Hi Kolusu,

Thank you so much for the complete JCL. It worked well!

I didn't know that with just one keybegin we could split a file into three ways. A learning for me.

Thanks again!