VSAM Management

VSUM-PC Graphic VSAM Analysis on a PC

VSUM-PC is a collection of Microsoft Windows-based applications that provide powerful analysis and file design capabilities for IBM mainframe-based VSAM files.

VSUM-PC

• Provides various rapid query and reporting functions to greatly enhance the productivity of VSAM file analysis and maintenance
• Extracts and enhances the standard VSAM catalog information and stores that data in one or more PC databases. These databases are created in Paradox database format so that the information can be easily read by spreadsheet, reporting, and database packages for customized analysis projects.
• VSUM-PC includes
  • VSAM LISTCAT Extract—reads the standard VSAM LISTCAT output files to produce the PC databases utilized by the other tools
  • VSAM Catalog Scan—allows the stored VSAM catalog information to be quickly sorted by various key statistics, to locate the files that may require additional analysis
  • VSAM File Manager—provides a unique alternative method for viewing the stored VSAM file information, modeled after the Windows File Manager
  • VSAM Space List—provides quick access to the VSAM-managed DASD space associated with VSE/
  • VSAM Catalogs, including printing of standard space utilization reports
  • VSAM Top File Reports—provides a quick way of obtaining standard reports from the stored VSAM file information, which can be used as “to do” lists for VSAM Administrators or systems programmers
  • VSAM Top File Charts—allows you to view standard charts or graphs from the stored VSAM file information
  • VSAM Model Definition—provides a fast path to the VSAM modeling functions also available in the other applications, helping you make accurate estimates of new VSAM file requirements prior to file
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