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Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 5, 1.3.2 Record management. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 41, 1.8.1 DB2. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 28, 1.5.2 Entry-sequenced data set. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Rogers, P.; Capobianco, G.; Carey, D.; Davies, N.; Fadel, L.; Hewitt, K.; Oliveira, J.; Pita, F.; Salla, A.; Sokal, V.; Tay, Y. F.; Timm, H. (April 2000). "1.19.11 Entry sequenced data set (ESDS)" (PDF). ABCs of OS/390 System Programming - Volume 3 (PDF). Redbooks. International Technical Support Organization IBM. p. 108. ISBN 9780738416182. SG24-5653-00. Retrieved July 6, 2025. Although an entry-sequenced data set does not contain an index component, alternate indexes are allowed. You can build an alternate index to keep track of these RBAs.
Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 20, 1.5.1 Key-sequenced data set (KSDS). Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 13, 1.4.6 Components. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 15, 1.4.7 Clusters. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 10, 1.4.3 Control interval. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 12, 1.4.5 Control area. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 17, 1.4.10 Splits. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, pp. 15–16, 1.4.8 Alternate indexes. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 16, 1.4.8 Alternate indexes. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, pp. 29–30, 1.5.3 Relative record data set. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 30, 1.5.3 Relative record data set. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 30, Relative record data set. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.
Lovelace et al. 2022, p. 31, 1.5.5 Linear data set. Lovelace, Mary; Dovidauskas, Jose; Salla, Alvaro; Sokal, Valeria (August 2022). VSAM Demystified (PDF). Redbooks (3 ed.). IBM.

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