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Sequential Files

z/OS DFSMS DFM Guide and Reference
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Table 1 lists the DDM access method commands supported for DFM sequential files.

Table 1. DDM Access Method Commands Supported for Distributed FileManager Sequential Files
Access Commands RELRNBAM RNDRNBAM CMBRNBAM STRAM
CHGEOF ... ... ... YES*
CLOSE YES YES YES YES
DELREC YES# YES# YES# ...
FRCBFF YES YES YES YES
GETREC YES YES YES ...
GETSTR ... ... ... YES
INSRECEF YES YES YES ...
INSRECNB ... YES+ YES+ ...
LCKSTR ... ... ... YES
MODREC YES YES YES ...
OPEN YES YES YES YES
PUTSTR ... ... ... YES*
SETBOF YES YES YES ...
SETEOF YES@ YES@ YES@ ...
SETFRS YES YES YES ...
SETLST YES@ YES@ YES@ ...
YES ... YES ...  
... YES YES ...  
SETNXT YES ... YES ...
YES ... YES ...  
YES ... YES ...  
NO YES YES ...  
UNLIMPLK YES YES YES ...
UNLSTR ... ... ... Yes
Legend:
YES
The command is supported.
NO
The command is not supported.
...
The command does not apply to the access method.
#
DELREC is only supported for RRDSs and VRRDSs.
@
SETEOF and SETLST are not supported for PDS members.
+
INSRECNB returns “duplicate record number” for PDSE members and PDS members.
*
DFM limits stream access to read-only support for VRRDS and RRDS data sets. All stream access to non-reusable VSAM data sets is read-only.

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