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Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) [1] is an IBM direct-access storage device (DASD) file storage access method, first used in the OS/VS1, OS/VS2 Release 1 (SVS) and Release 2 (MVS) operating systems, later used throughout the Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) architecture and now in z/OS.
IDCAMS ("Access Method Services") generates and modifies Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) and Non-VSAM datasets. IDCAMS was introduced along with VSAM in OS/VS; the "Access Method" reference derives from the initial "VSAM replaces all other access methods" mindset of OS/VS. IDCAMS probably has the most functionality of all the utility ...
A relative record data set (RRDS) is a type of data set organization used by IBM's VSAM computer data storage system. [1]: 5 Records are accessed based on their ordinal position in the file (relative record number, RRN). [1]: 29 For example, the desired record to be accessed might be the 42nd record in the file out of 999 total.
An entry-sequenced data set (ESDS) is a type of data set used by IBM's VSAM computer data storage system. [1]: 5 Records are accessed based on their sequential order, that is, the order in which they were written to the file; which means that accessing a particular record involves searching all the records sequentially until it is located, or by using a relative physical address (Relative byte ...
VSAM also included a catalog component used for user catalogs and MVS' master catalog. Partitioned data sets (PDS) are sequential data sets subdivided into "members" that could each be processed as sequential files in their own right (like a folder in a file system). The most important use of PDSes was for program libraries - system ...
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In the context of IBM mainframe computers in the S/360 line, a data set (IBM preferred) or dataset is a computer file having a record organization. Use of this term began with, e.g., DOS/360, OS/360, and is still used by their successors, including the current z/OS. Documentation for these systems historically preferred this term rather than file.