DD Statements - mfx - 3.1

Syncsort™ MFX Programmers Guide

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Syncsort™ Software
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Syncsort™ MFX > MFX
Version
3.1
Language
English
Content type
Programmer’s Guide
Product name
Syncsort™ MFX
Title
Syncsort™ MFX Programmers Guide
Copyright
2024
First publish date
2010
Last updated
2024-11-06
Published on
2024-11-06T17:38:26.716054

The DD statements used with the MULTIIN facility are summarized in the following table. Note that the MULTIIN DD statement is unique to the MULTIIN facility.

Table 1. MULTIIN DD Statements

//$ORTPARM 

DD

Used to override PARM or control statement information.

//SYSIN 

DD

Control statement data set. Used unless control statements are supplied via an invoking program parameter list.

//SYSOUT 

DD

Message data set. Required unless all messages are routed to console.

//SORTWKxx 

DD

Disk work area definition. Required unless DYNALLOC is specified.

//SORTMInn

DD

Data sets that define the input for a SORT or COPY application. Required for a MULTIIN application. Ignored if an invoking program supplies an inline E15 exit routine.

//SORTOUT 

DD

Output data set. Required unless there is an E35. Ignored if the invoking program supplies an inline E35 exit routine; optional if the MODS statement activates an E35 exit routine.

//SORTXDUP 

DD

Output data set for records deleted by DUPKEYS. Required if XDUP parameter used.

//SORTXSUM 

DD

Output data set for records deleted by SUM. Required if XSUM parameter used.

//SORTMODS 

//SYSLIN 

//SYSLMOD 

//SYSPRINT 

DD

DD

DD

DD

Required if user exits are in SYSIN and if user exits are to be link­age-edited at execution time.

//ddname

DD

Required for exits unless the exit is inline in LINKLIB/JOBLIB/STEPLIB or in SYSIN.