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<h1 class="topictitle1">File description specifications</h1>
<div><p><span class="keyword">iSeries™</span> users can
access remote VSAM data sets with <span class="keyword">iSeries</span> System/36-Compatible
RPG II or ILE RPG programming language.</p>
<div class="section"><p>However, not all ILE RPG processing methods selected by the file
description specifications can access remote VSAM data sets. Refer to the
following tables to determine which file description specifications to use.
If a file description specification other than what appears in these tables
is used, CICS/DDM rejects the request for opening the file.</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="rbae5fdspec__rbae5rpges"><!-- --></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="rbae5fdspec__rbae5rpges" width="100%" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 1. ILE RPG processing
methods for remote VSAM ESDS</caption><thead align="left"><tr><th rowspan="2" align="left" valign="bottom" width="30.185185185185187%" id="d0e36">Type of processing</th>
<th colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom" id="d0e38">Column
number</th>
</tr>
<tr><th align="center" valign="bottom" width="9.814814814814815%" id="d0e41">15</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="9.814814814814815%" id="d0e43">16</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10.37037037037037%" id="d0e45">19</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="9.814814814814815%" id="d0e47">28</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10.185185185185185%" id="d0e49">31</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="9.814814814814815%" id="d0e51">32</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10%" id="d0e53">66</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="30.185185185185187%" headers="d0e36 ">Consecutive</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e38 d0e41 "> <p>I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
U <br />
U <br />
U</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e38 d0e43 "> <p>P <br />
S <br />
T <br />
D <br />
P <br />
S <br />
D</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.37037037037037%" headers="d0e38 d0e45 "> <p>F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e38 d0e47 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e38 d0e49 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e38 d0e51 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e38 d0e53 ">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="30.185185185185187%" headers="d0e36 ">Add Records Only</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e38 d0e41 ">O</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e38 d0e43 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.37037037037037%" headers="d0e38 d0e45 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e38 d0e47 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e38 d0e49 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e38 d0e51 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e38 d0e53 ">A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="rbae5fdspec__rbae5rpgrr"><!-- --></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="rbae5fdspec__rbae5rpgrr" width="100%" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 2. ILE RPG processing
methods for remote VSAM RRDS</caption><thead align="left"><tr><th rowspan="2" align="left" valign="bottom" width="29.814814814814817%" id="d0e101">Type of processing</th>
<th colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom" id="d0e103">Column
number</th>
</tr>
<tr><th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10.185185185185185%" id="d0e106">15</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="9.814814814814815%" id="d0e108">16</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10.185185185185185%" id="d0e110">19</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="9.814814814814815%" id="d0e112">28</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10.185185185185185%" id="d0e114">31</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10.185185185185185%" id="d0e116">32</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="9.814814814814815%" id="d0e118">66</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e101 ">Consecutive</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e106 "> <p>I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
U <br />
U <br />
U</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e103 d0e108 "> <p>P <br />
S <br />
D <br />
P <br />
S <br />
D</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e110 "> <p>F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e103 d0e112 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e114 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e116 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e103 d0e118 ">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e101 "> <p>Random by Chain <br />
See note. <br />
See note.</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e106 ">  <p>I <br />
I <br />
U <br />
U</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e103 d0e108 "> <p>C <br />
C <br />
C <br />
C</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e110 "> <p>F<br />
F<br />
F<br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e103 d0e112 "> <p>R<br />
R<br />
R<br />
R</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e114 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e116 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e103 d0e118 "> <p>A<br />
A</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e101 ">Random by Addrout</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e106 "> <p>I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
U <br />
U <br />
U</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e103 d0e108 "> <p>P <br />
S <br />
F <br />
P <br />
S <br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e110 "> <p>F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e103 d0e112 "> <p>R<br />
R<br />
R<br />
R</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e114 "> <p>I<br />
I<br />
I<br />
I</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e116 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e103 d0e118 ">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e101 "> <p>Consecutive, Random or both<br />
See note. <br />
See note.</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e106 "> <p>I<br />
I<br />
U<br />
U</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e103 d0e108 "> <p>F<br />
F<br />
F<br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e110 "> <p>F<br />
F<br />
F<br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e103 d0e112 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e114 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e103 d0e116 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e103 d0e118 "> <p>A<br />
A</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="8" align="left" valign="top" headers="d0e101 d0e103 d0e106 d0e108 d0e110 d0e112 d0e114 d0e116 d0e118 "> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> A <strong>K</strong> must
be used in column 53 and <strong>RECNO</strong> must be in columns 54 through 59 to
indicate relative record number processing.</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="rbae5fdspec__rbae5rpgks"><!-- --></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="rbae5fdspec__rbae5rpgks" width="100%" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 3. ILE RPG processing
methods for VSAM KSDS</caption><thead align="left"><tr><th rowspan="2" align="left" valign="bottom" width="29.814814814814817%" id="d0e243">Type of processing</th>
<th colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom" id="d0e245">Column
number</th>
</tr>
<tr><th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10.37037037037037%" id="d0e248">15</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="9.444444444444445%" id="d0e250">16</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10.37037037037037%" id="d0e252">19</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10%" id="d0e254">28</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10.185185185185185%" id="d0e256">31</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="9.814814814814815%" id="d0e258">32</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10%" id="d0e260">66</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e243 "> <p>Sequential <br />
By key, no add <br />
By key, no add <br />
By key, no add <br />
By key, with add <br />
By key, with add <br />
By key, with add <br />
By key, no add <br />
By key, no add <br />
By key, no add <br />
By key, with add <br />
By key, with add <br />
By key, with add <br />
By limits <br />
By limits <br />
By limits <br />
By limits <br />
By limits <br />
By limits <br />
By limits <br />
By limits, adds <br />
By limits, adds</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.37037037037037%" headers="d0e245 d0e248 "> <p>I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
U <br />
U <br />
U <br />
U <br />
U <br />
U <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
U <br />
U <br />
U <br />
U <br />
I <br />
I</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.444444444444445%" headers="d0e245 d0e250 "> <p>P <br />
S <br />
D <br />
P <br />
S <br />
D <br />
P <br />
S <br />
D <br />
P <br />
S <br />
D <br />
P <br />
S <br />
F <br />
D <br />
P <br />
D <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.37037037037037%" headers="d0e245 d0e252 "> <p>F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e245 d0e254 "> <p>L <br />
L <br />
L <br />
L <br />
L <br />
L <br />
L <br />
L <br />
L</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e245 d0e256 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e245 d0e258 "> <p>I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e245 d0e260 "> <p>A <br />
A <br />
A <br />
A <br />
A <br />
A <br />
A <br />
A</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e243 "> <p>Random by Chain <br />
No adds <br />
With adds <br />
No adds <br />
With adds</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.37037037037037%" headers="d0e245 d0e248 "> <p>I <br />
I <br />
U <br />
U</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.444444444444445%" headers="d0e245 d0e250 "> <p>C<br />
C<br />
C<br />
C</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.37037037037037%" headers="d0e245 d0e252 "> <p>F<br />
F<br />
F<br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e245 d0e254 "> <p>R<br />
R<br />
R<br />
R</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e245 d0e256 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e245 d0e258 "> <p>I<br />
I<br />
I<br />
I</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e245 d0e260 "> <p>A<br />
A</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e243 ">Random by Addrout</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.37037037037037%" headers="d0e245 d0e248 "> <p>I<br />
I<br />
U<br />
U</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.444444444444445%" headers="d0e245 d0e250 "> <p>P<br />
S<br />
P<br />
S</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.37037037037037%" headers="d0e245 d0e252 "> <p>F<br />
F<br />
F<br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e245 d0e254 "> <p>R<br />
R<br />
R<br />
R</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e245 d0e256 "> <p>I<br />
I<br />
I<br />
I</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e245 d0e258 "> <p>I<br />
I<br />
I<br />
I</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e245 d0e260 ">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e243 "> <p>Sequential, Random or both<br />
By key, no add <br />
By key, with add <br />
By key, no add <br />
By key, no add</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.37037037037037%" headers="d0e245 d0e248 "> <p>I<br />
I<br />
U<br />
U</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.444444444444445%" headers="d0e245 d0e250 "> <p>F<br />
F<br />
F<br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.37037037037037%" headers="d0e245 d0e252 "> <p>F<br />
F<br />
F<br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e245 d0e254 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e245 d0e256 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e245 d0e258 "> <p>I<br />
I<br />
I<br />
I</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e245 d0e260 "> <p>A<br />
A</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e243 ">Add Records Only</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.37037037037037%" headers="d0e245 d0e248 ">O</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.444444444444445%" headers="d0e245 d0e250 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.37037037037037%" headers="d0e245 d0e252 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e245 d0e254 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e245 d0e256 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="9.814814814814815%" headers="d0e245 d0e258 ">I</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e245 d0e260 ">A</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="rbae5fdspec__rbae5rpgpa"><!-- --></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="rbae5fdspec__rbae5rpgpa" width="100%" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 4. Processing methods
for remote VSAM paths</caption><thead align="left"><tr><th rowspan="2" align="left" valign="bottom" width="29.814814814814817%" id="d0e405">Type of processing</th>
<th colspan="7" align="center" valign="bottom" id="d0e407">Column
number</th>
</tr>
<tr><th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10%" id="d0e410">15</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10%" id="d0e412">16</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10.185185185185185%" id="d0e414">19</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10%" id="d0e416">28</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10%" id="d0e418">31</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10%" id="d0e420">32</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom" width="10%" id="d0e422">66</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e405 "> <p>Sequential <br />
By key, no add <br />
By key, no add <br />
By key, no add <br />
By limits <br />
By limits <br />
By limits <br />
By limits</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e410 "> <p>I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e412 "> <p>P <br />
S <br />
D <br />
P <br />
S <br />
F <br />
D</p>
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<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e407 d0e414 "> <p>F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F <br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e416 "> <p>L<br />
L<br />
L<br />
L</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e418 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e420 "> <p>I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I <br />
I</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e422 ">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e405 "> <p>Random by Chain <br />
No adds</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e410 ">I</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e412 ">C</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e407 d0e414 ">F</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e416 ">R</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e418 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e420 ">I</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e422 ">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e405 ">Random by Addrout</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e410 "> <p>I<br />
I</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e412 "> <p>P<br />
S</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e407 d0e414 "> <p>F<br />
F</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e416 "> <p>R<br />
R</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e418 "> <p>I<br />
I</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e420 "> <p>I<br />
I</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e422 ">&nbsp;</td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="29.814814814814817%" headers="d0e405 "> <p>Sequential, Random or both<br />
By key, no add</p>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e410 ">I</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e412 ">F</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10.185185185185185%" headers="d0e407 d0e414 ">F</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e416 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e418 ">&nbsp;</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e420 ">I</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" headers="d0e407 d0e422 ">&nbsp;</td>
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