How to ‘Sort’ Input dataset in JCL

Here is sample JCL to use ‘sort’ utility in JCL to sort input dataset. Also, you can write sorted records to output file.

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1. Sample JCL Sort Utility
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1. Sample JCL Sort Utility

//EXAMP   JOB A492,PROGRAMMER
//SORT    EXEC PGM=SORT
//SYSOUT  DD   SYSOUT=A
//SORTIN  DD   DSN=A123456.SORT.SAMPIN,DISP=SHR ==> Input file
//SORTOUT DD   DSN=A123456.SORT.SAMPOUT,DISP=OLD ==> Output file
//SYSIN DD *
  SORT FORMAT=CH,
  FIELDS=(110,10,A,145,17,A,1,75,A)
/*

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