Multiple choice technology mainframe

Which Utility is used to copy data from flat file to VSAM file ?

  1. IEFBR14

  2. IEBCOPY

  3. IDCAMS

  4. IEBGENER
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

IDCAMS is the IBM mainframe utility used for VSAM file management, and its REPRO command is specifically designed to copy data between sequential files and VSAM datasets. IEBGENER is for sequential-to-sequential copying, IEBCOPY is for partitioned datasets (PDS), and IEFBR14 is essentially a no-op utility used for step allocation/deallocation. The REPRO command in IDCAMS handles flat file to VSAM file transfers.

Keep practicing — related questions