Can't that be done with a dataspace? https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ieaa500/ieaa50022.htm
-- Donald Grinsell, Systems Programmer Enterprise Technology Services Bureau SITSD/Montana Department of Administration 406.444.2983 (D) "Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all." ~ John F Kennedy > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Victor Gil > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 9:52 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Easiest way to share incore data between batch jobs > > A co-worker suggested to save CPU by having one job to cache a VSAM file > [which is frequently looked up by multiple jobs] and introduce a new "look > up" API to "connect" to that job and locate a particular record with a given > key. > > I am a bit outdated in current systems services, so my first suggestion was > to use EXCI into a CICS region or call a DB2 stored procedure which would act > as a "server", but the question is - is there an easier way to accomplish > this in pure batch? I am familiar with the cross-memory access but this > would require heavy assembler coding, APF authorization, etc. all of which we > are trying to avoid. > > TIA! > -Victor- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
