Example 1: Repairing a VSAM data set interactively from the console

The following figure shows example control statements to designate console as input source.

Figure 1. Example of designating console as input source

//ZAP      JOB     (installation accounting information)  
//CONSTEP  EXEC    PGM=FABZVZAP                           
//STEPLIB  DD      DSNAME=DBT.SFABLMD0,DISP=SHR           
//SYSLIB   DD      DSNAME=DBT.VSAM,DISP=OLD               
//SYSPRINT DD      SYSOUT=A                               
//SYSIN    DD      *                                      
    CONSOLE                                               
/*

CONSOLE must be the only statement for SYSIN data set in the job stream.
Other IMS Database Repair Facility control statements must be entered from the console.
END must be the last entry on the console.