SORT processing order for record handling, exits, statements, and options

Published on February 19, 2024

The below diagram illustrates the processing order for record handling, exits, statements, and options.Use this diagram with the text following it to understand the order DFSORT uses to run your job. DFSORT first checks whether you supplied a SORTIN data set for SORT and COPY jobs or SORTINnn data sets for MERGE jobs. If so, DFSORT reads the input records from them.If no SORTIN data set is

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