Sample input data sets

Each ICETOOL operator (except DEFAULTS and MODE) requires an input data set. The input data set used by one operator can be the same or different from the input data set used by another operator. Thus, ICETOOL can process many data sets in a single step.

This chapter uses the branch data set SORT.BRANCH, the bookstore data set SORT.SAMPIN, and the additional bookstore data set SORT.SAMPADD as input data sets. See Creating the sample data sets and Descriptions of the sample data sets for additional information about these sample data sets. Two temporary data sets created by ICETOOL from SORT.BRANCH are also used as input.

Note: This chapter also uses data sets other than SORT.BRANCH, SORT.SAMPIN and SORT.SAMPADD. You can either create data sets from scratch to match the ones used in the text, or else perform a similar exercise on data sets you already have.