SUBSET operator selects records from a dataset by keeping or removing the header, relative, or trailer records.

Syntax -

Required Operands

• FROM - FROM parameter specifies ddname of the input file.
• TO - TO operand specifies 1 to 10 ddnames of output files.
• DISCARD - Specifies the ddname of the output dataset for the not selected records.
• KEEP, REMOVE – Indicates whether the records that meet the criteria are kept or removed.
• INPUT, OUTPUT – Indicates whether the criteria applied to the input records or output records.

Optional Operands

• VSAMTYPE - VSAMTYPE operand specifies the record format for a VSAM input file (F or V).
• HEADER, FIRST, TRAILER, LAST, RRN – Specifies the header records (first u records), trailer records (last v records) and/or relative records to be kept or removed.
• USING - USING operand specifies the first 4-characters of the ddname (xxxxCNTL) for the DFSORT control statement file.

Example -

Scenario - Copy only data records (exclude header and footer).

INPUT - MATEPK.INPUT.PSFILE1

 BROWSE    MATEPK.INPUT.PSFILE1                       Line 00000000 Col 001 080 
 Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR  
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
********************************* Top of Data **********************************
ENO  NAME          TECHNOLOGY          COMPANY   STATE     COUNTRY              
========================================================================        
001  PAWAN         MAINFRAME           JPM       AP        IN                   
002  SRINIVAS      TESTING             ORACLE    TG        IN                   
003  SRIDHAR       SAS                 CG        OR        US                   
004  VENKATESH     ABAP                CSC       CA        US                   
005  RAVI          HADOOP              CTS       FL        US                   
006  PRASAD        HR                  INFOSYS   MI        US                   
007  RAJA          TESTING             IBM       CA        US                   
========================================================================        
TOTAL NUMBER OF RECORDS: 007                                                    
******************************** Bottom of Data ********************************

JCL -

----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7--
***************************** Top of Data ******************************
//MATEPKSS JOB (123),'MATEPK',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=A,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),        
//             NOTIFY=&SYSUID                                           
//*                                                                     
//STEP01   EXEC PGM=ICETOOL                                             
//INDD     DD DSN=MATEPK.INPUT.PSFILE1,DISP=SHR                         
//OUTDD    DD DSN=MATEPK.OUTPUT.PSFILESS,                               
//            DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),VOLUME=SER=DEVHD4,                
//            SPACE=(TRK,(1,1),RLSE),UNIT=SYSDA,                        
//            DCB=(DSORG=PS,RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800)              
//TOOLIN   DD *                                                         
  SUBSET FROM(INDD) TO(OUTDD) REMOVE OUTPUT HEADER(2) TRAILER(2)        
/*                                                                      
//TOOLMSG  DD SYSOUT=*                                                  
//DFSMSG   DD SYSOUT=*                                                  
//                                                                      
**************************** Bottom of Data ****************************

OUTPUT - MATEPK.OUTPUT.PSFILESS

 BROWSE    MATEPK.OUTPUT.PSFILESS                     Line 00000000 Col 001 080 
 Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR  
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8
********************************* Top of Data **********************************
001  PAWAN         MAINFRAME           JPM       AP        IN                   
002  SRINIVAS      TESTING             ORACLE    TG        IN                   
003  SRIDHAR       SAS                 CG        OR        US                   
004  VENKATESH     ABAP                CSC       CA        US                   
005  RAVI          HADOOP              CTS       FL        US                   
006  PRASAD        HR                  INFOSYS   MI        US                   
007  RAJA          TESTING             IBM       CA        US                   
******************************** Bottom of Data ********************************

TOOLMSG (SDSF SPOOL) - Verify TOOLMSG for the return code of the submitted job.

----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8----+----9
********************************* TOP OF DATA ********************************************
1ICE600I 0 DFSORT ICETOOL UTILITY RUN STARTED                                   
                                                                                
 ICE650I 0 VISIT http://www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort FOR ICETOOL PAPERS, EXAMPLES AND MORE 
                                                                                
 ICE632I 0 SOURCE FOR ICETOOL STATEMENTS:  TOOLIN                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
 ICE630I 0 MODE IN EFFECT:  STOP                                                
                                                                                
             SUBSET FROM(INDD) TO(OUTDD) REMOVE OUTPUT HEADER(2) TRAILER(2)  
 ICE627I 0 DFSORT CALL 0001 FOR COPY FROM INDD     TO OUTFIL   COMPLETED     
 ICE602I 0 OPERATION RETURN CODE:  00                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
 ICE601I 0 DFSORT ICETOOL UTILITY RUN ENDED - RETURN CODE:  00                  
******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ******************************************

Explaining Solution -

• INDD - Specifies the ddname for input file.
• OUTDD - Specifies the ddname for output file.
• TOOLIN DD * - Specifies the ICETOOL statements for DFSORT.
• TOOLMSG - Specifies where to write the ICETOOL processing messages.
• DFSMSG - Specifies where to write the DFSORT processing messages.
• SUBSET FROM(INDD) TO(OUTDD) REMOVE OUTPUT HEADER(2) TRAILER(2)- Selects the subset of the records from the input which ignores first 2 records and last 2 records.