DATA
SET
PRINT
© DSP (Data Set Print) is a main-frame software utility developed by Apollo Technology (UK) Ltd. for data manipulation and display in both real-time and batch environments. It will run under any version of MVS, MVS/XA, MVS/ESA, OS/390 (up to and including 2.10) and ZOS/Z990.
DSP enables support and development staff to investigate, and if necessary, change data in a quick and easy, but controlled manner.
It is parameter driven at execution time, with dynamic resolution of datasets and a user-exit capability.
Help information is available on-line (under TSO) and DSP has self-explanatory diagnostics to help resolve user input problems.
Security:
DSP supports RACF and VSAM passwords for added security and has its own password facility.
What Can DSP Do?
DSP has two modes of operation: firstly to display data and secondly to update data.
Display Features:
• Dataset attributes & contents
• Restricted display
• Variable output format
• Restricted by selection criteria
• Dataset space calculation
Update Features:
• Restrictive processing & display
• Before and after display
• Control information of actioned updates
• Deletion of keyed records
• Copy and move facilities
• Display of temporary updates
Types Of Update:
• Add, subtract, multiply & divide
• Uplift or reduce by a percentage
• Multiply or divide by a percentage
• Data translation
• Fixed update
• Temporary update
Allowable Data Formats:
• Alpha-numeric
• Packed decimal
• Hexadecimal
• Zoned decimal
• Bit string
Dataset Organisations (Vsam & Non-Vsam):
• Sequential
• Keyed Sequential
• Indexed Sequential
• Direct / Relative
• Partitioned
• DSP Fast Sequential
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