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SORT JCL with STOPAFT

 

SORT JCL with STOPAFT 
 
 
If you wish to stop sorting after say N number of records then you can use the following
SORT card
 
 
SORT FIELDS=COPY,
STOPAFT=n
 
 
Where n is the number of records after which sorting is required to be stopped.
 
 
Example JCL is provided below.
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//SETP001  EXEC PGM=SORT                                         
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                           
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                           
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*                                           
//REPORT1  DD SYSOUT=*                                           
//SORTIN   DD DISP=SHR,DSN=USERID.ABC.INPFILE,
//SORTOUT  DD DSN=USERID.ABC.OUTFILE,
//      DISP=(,CATLG),                                           
//      SPACE=(TRK,(30,10),RLSE),                                
//      UNIT=SYSDA,                                              
//      DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=0,DSORG=PS)               
//SORTWK01 DD  UNIT=DISK,SPACE=(CYL,(20,5),RLSE)                 
//SORTWK02 DD  UNIT=DISK,SPACE=(CYL,(20,5),RLSE)     
//SORTWK03 DD  UNIT=DISK,SPACE=(CYL,(20,5),RLSE)     
//SYSIN    DD *                                      
SORT FIELDS=COPY,
STOPAFT=n
/*                                                   
//* 

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