SORTOPT control statement

The SORTOPT statement specifies SORT parameters to be appended to the SORT OPTION statement of all the sorts that are started by an IMS Index Builder job.

The SORTOPT statement is optional.

Tip: To specify parameters that are longer than 33 characters, consider using the DFSPARM data set instead of using the SORTOPT statement. The DFSPARM DD statement can be specified in the IMS Index Builder JCL and the subordinate address space procedure.
Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramSORTOPT ,sort_parms
SORTOPT
Is a keyword specifying that this is SORTOPT statement. You can specify only one SORTOPT statement.
sort_parms
Is a string of sort option parameters that are separated by commas or blanks. The string is appended, unchanged, to the SORT OPTION statement that is generated by IMS Index Builder. The maximum length of the string is 33 characters, and the entire string must be on one line. You can use this string to specify performance options or to override installation settings. For example:
MAINSIZE=MAX,MOSIZE=MAX,DYNSPC=512
Do not specify any parameter that is related to record type, sort fields, or sort order.