LISTCAT PLUS is an inexpensive replacement for IDCAMS LISTCAT that saves paper, time, disk space, and improves VSAM tuning. It processes VSAM and ICF catalogs and reports on VSAM datasets, VSAM volumes, and non-VSAM datasets sorted by dataset name or volume. It works with all types of disks including FBA.

LISTCAT PLUS looks for problems while printing the VSAM tuning reports. Files with excessive CI splits or CA splits, wasted disk space, etc. are highlighted. It also checks record size versus CI size, buffer space, index-levels, actual index CI size versus index CI size needed, etc. and prints messages explaining the problem. Many users save enough disk space to pay for LISTCAT PLUS the first month. LISTCAT PLUS also builds condensed VSAM tuning reports which can be downloaded to a PC. This listcat summary can be analyzed with a spreadsheet. The listcat summary is in comma delimited format.

The ADHOC REPORT WRITER (optional feature) allows creation of customized reports containing only the fields you specify. You can limit a report to datasets that meet certain criteria (multiple extents, less than 50% full, over 300 unused tracks, or over 100,000 EXCPs, for example) and you can sort the report on any field.

LISTCAT PLUS takes about 3% of the paper required for an IDCAMS LISTCAT. By just printing exception reports using ADHOC, you can reduce VSAM administration time to 1% of the time required using IDCAMS Listcats and do a better job.

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