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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REPRO AND EXPORT/IMPORT WHEN UNIT=DISK IN BOTH THE CASES.
WHEN THE TARGET IS A PS FILE and also . THE FILE WHICH USES EXPORT MUST BE IMPORTED BEFORE ACCESSING that is the normal condition.what is the difference both repro and export/import writes the sam file in PS file residing in the disc.
Can any one help in this regard.

[kolusu]

The EXPORT command either exports a cluster or an alternate index or creates a backup copy of an integrated catalog facility catalog.Exporting means to store the cluster or AIX data in other media in a non-processable format, together with catalog information about the data set. Access Method Services acknowledge and preserve the SMS classes during EXPORT.

IMPORT is the opposite operation to EXPORT. Here, you reload the cluster or AIX data and recatalog its catalog information in an active catalog. You can only IMPORT a cluster that was previously EXPORTed.

The REPRO command can be used to copy and catalog a vsam cluster as well as non-VSAM data sets. It also can be used to unload and reload VSAM catalogs.

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Kolusu
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