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IDCAMS

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What is IDCAMS?

IDCAMS (Integrated Data Cluster Access Method Services) is a set of utility programs used on IBM mainframe operating systems (z/OS) for managing VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) data sets and non-VSAM data sets. It's commonly used for tasks like creating, deleting, copying, renaming, backing up, and restoring data sets, as well as managing the catalog entries that describe those datasets.

What other technologies are related to IDCAMS?

IDCAMS Competitor Technologies

FDR (Fast Dump Restore) offers dataset backup and recovery features that can overlap with some functions related to VSAM data management where IDCAMS is used.
mentioned alongside IDCAMS in 100% (57) of relevant job posts

IDCAMS Complementary Technologies

DFSMS Data Facility Product provides the base services for data management, including VSAM, which IDCAMS manipulates.
mentioned alongside IDCAMS in 94% (58) of relevant job posts
A utility for initializing and maintaining direct access storage devices (DASD); necessary for setting up volumes used by IDCAMS.
mentioned alongside IDCAMS in 66% (78) of relevant job posts
ICF Catalogs store metadata about datasets, including VSAM datasets which IDCAMS manages.
mentioned alongside IDCAMS in 76% (65) of relevant job posts

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