Purpose of this information: This information provides information about tuning IBM DFSORT, offering suggestions for reducing its use of system resources and achieving better turnaround time for the many applications that use DFSORT without adversely affecting system performance.

Who should read this information: This information is intended for systems engineers, performance analysts, system programmers, and application programmers, who have some experience with DFSORT. For those unfamiliar with DFSORT, z/OS DFSORT Installation and Customization and z/OS DFSORT Application Programming Guide, provide information that will help you use this document effectively.