Purpose of this information: This information is a user’s guide and tutorial for DFSORT (Data Facility Sort).

Who should read this information: You should read this if you are new to z/OS, and need to learn the many ways you can use DFSORT and DFSORT's ICETOOL utility to process data sets. Both new and experienced DFSORT users can use this document as a general guide to the many features available with DFSORT and ICETOOL. This document introduces you to the JCL, control statements and features of DFSORT and ICETOOL with numerous examples.