IBM Data Interfile Transfer, Testing and Operations Utility for ESA

Versatile storage media and data maintenance utility for z/OS
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 What is IBM DITTO?

IBM® Data Interfile Transfer, Testing, and Operations Utility for ESA (DITTO) is a storage media and data maintenance utility for IBM z/OS®, z/VSE®, z/VM®, and 21st Century VSEn environments.

Data versatility

Work with physical tape and disk records, punched cards, sequential data, VSAM data, DDR backup tape of CMS minidisks, library members under z/VSE, REXX stem variables, print output and user storage.

Storage flexibility

Use z/OS devices supported in MVS/ESA, IBM z/OS, VSE/ESA or VM/ESA. Supports tape encryption for 3592-E05 Encryption-capable devices, for DITTO/ESA for VSE in interactive mode.

Functional options

Run full screen, line, command and batch. Choose from a range of help options. Improve error-handling with full messaging capabilities. Compatible with previous DITTO versions.

Position, compare, initialize and erase tapes

DITTO copies all files on a tape, including tape marks, to a single file for easy processing. It also supports multifile, multivolume labeled tapes, making it easier to migrate to new media and maintain tapes.

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