What's New in SAS 9.3 VSAM Processing for z/OS

Overview

SAS 9.3 VSAM Processing for z/OS has enhancements for using record-level sharing (RLS).

New VSAM Options for the FILE and INFILE Statements

  • RLS | NORLS option specifies record-level sharing (RLS) to open an RLS-eligible data set. For more information, see RLS | NORLS.
  • RLSREAD option enables you to specify the level of read integrity required for an RLS-eligible data set (INFILE only). For more information, see RLSREAD.