DD Statements

The following DD statements are required for all uses of MFJSORT:

SYSIN
For the data set that contains the program control statements. It can be an in-stream data set.
SYSPRINT
For the output listing data set. It must have an LRECL value of at least 132.
SORTIN
For the input data sets. You can concatenate up to 16 data sets for SORTIN. It is not required if you use SORTINnn
SORTOUT
For the output data set. It is not required if you use SORTOFnn.

The following DD statements are optional:

IGZSRTCD
A data set which can contain additional SORT control statements to be executed in tandem with a COBOL SORT. [12]
Note: The SORT, MERGE, RECORD, and END statements are not permitted to be used in the IGZSRTCD data set.
SORTINnn
For multiple input data sets. nn begins with 01 and increases by 1 up to a maximum of 16. SORTINnn and SORTIN are mutually exclusive.
SORTOF nn
For multiple output data sets. nn begins with 01 and increases by 1 up to a maximum of 16. SORTOFnn is used by the OUTFIL statement.