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Q: What is alternate index?
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AIX provides secondary access path. DEFINE AIX over base cluster. Different key. DEFINE PATH to access. BLDINDEX populates. UPGRADE option maintains AIX on base updates. Multiple AIX per cluster.
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Q: How to handle file status 22?
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Status 22 is duplicate key on WRITE or REWRITE attempt. KSDS primary key must be unique. Check program logic. May indicate data error. Use DUPLICATES option on AIX only if needed.
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Q: Explain NONUNIQUEKEY?
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AIX can have NONUNIQUEKEY (duplicates). Base cluster KSDS always unique primary key. NONUNIQUEKEY AIX returns first match, use READ NEXT for others. UNIQUEKEY if one-to-one.
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Q: Explain UPGRADE path AIX?
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UPGRADE AIX maintained automatically on base cluster changes. PATH allows access but not update. PATH with UPDATE allows updates via alternate key. UPGRADE adds overhead but keeps AIX current.
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Q: Explain UPGRADE attribute
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UPGRADE keeps AIX synchronized with base cluster. Changes to base automatically update upgraded AIX. Adds overhead to writes. Non-upgrade AIX needs manual BLDINDEX. Use UPGRADE for real-time currency.
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Q: What is DEFINE PATH?
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PATH associates AIX for access. DEFINE PATH(NAME(path.name) PATHENTRY(aix.name)). Required to access via AIX. Open PATH in program, not AIX directly. UPDATE option allows updates via path.
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Q: How to access AIX?
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Open PATH to AIX, not base cluster. READ via alternate key. Can browse by alternate key sequence. Updates depend on PATH UPDATE option. Non-unique AIX returns first, then READ NEXT for others.
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Q: Explain DEFINE PATH for VSAM?
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PATH provides alternate access to VSAM cluster via alternate index. IDCAMS: DEFINE PATH NAME(path.name) PATHENTRY(aix.name). Reference PATH in JCL, not AIX directly. Allows secondary key access.
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Q: What is DEFINE ALTERNATEINDEX syntax?
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DEFINE AIX(NAME(aix.name) RELATE(base.cluster) KEYS(len offset)) DATA(NAME(aix.data)) INDEX(NAME(aix.index)). UNIQUEKEY or NONUNIQUEKEY. UPGRADE to maintain automatically. Must DEFINE PATH and BLDINDEX after.
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Q: How to use BLDINDEX utility?
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BLDINDEX creates AIX entries from base. IDCAMS BLDINDEX INDATASET(base) OUTDATASET(aix). Reads base cluster, writes AIX. Required after AIX definition. EXTERNALSORT for large datasets.