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Bhat_Sandeep · Beginner Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 3 Topics: 2

Hi,
Can anyone please let me know how to read/browse a user defined VSAM dataset in the CICS region?

Ex:- If I have defined a DDName in CICS FCT as ICICS which is assigned to SAN.TEST.FILE,how can I browse the contents of the same?

Please note that I do not have access to CECI command in the actual production region.In that case,do you know any other command through which I can browse a VSAM file?

kolusu · Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 9:29 pm Post subject:

Bhat_sandeep,

Close the vsam file using one of the methods suggested in this topic and then you can browse the vsam file

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=307&highlight=close

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Kolusu
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Bhat_Sandeep · Beginner Joined: 22 Oct 2004 Posts: 3 Topics: 2

Hi Kolusu,
Thanks for your guidenace...

But we do not have access to use CEMT command to close a file with production.So,this option is also ruled out....

Can you please let me know if you know any other commands please???

Thanks and Regards,
Sandeep

kolusu · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:36 am Post subject:

Bhat_Sandeep,

Did you try closing the vsam file using a batch job? If you don't have authority to do that, then there is nothing you can do to browse the file.

Thanks

Kolusu
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Mike Chantrey · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:38 am Post subject:

1/ If you have Compuware's FILEAID product, this can browse files which are open to CICS in some cases (if the file is defined with appropriate share options). Equivalent products from other vendors may be able to do this as well.

2/ If you want to browse the file from within CICS and you need to do this in order to do your job properly then why not *ask* for the appropriate access?

3/ If you are still not allowed access to any utilities like CECI because they give too much general access, maybe you can write a simple browse program specifically for this file, test it in development and get it approved for your use in production. This would mean the approvers could vet the source and it wouldn't give you any general access unlike CECI.

Maheshwari · Beginner Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Posts: 21 Topics: 3

We are using the last option suggested by Mike in our shop. We do have the paging logic i.e. Up and down and also left and right.
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