Defines the processing method (record, tag, address, or index)
for the sorting operation. Use only with the SORT command.
Format
/PROCESS=type
1 – Qualifier Values
RECORD
Specifies the record sort. This sort process is the default.
TAG
Specifies the tag sort.
ADDRESS
Specifies the address sort.
INDEX
Specifies the index sort.
2 – Full Description
By default, Sort uses a record sorting process. You can also
specify a tag, address, or index sorting process. If you intend
to reformat the output records, you cannot use address or index
sort. For a comparison of the four processes, see the description
of /PROCESS in the Command Qualifiers Section. Use the /PROCESS
qualifier with the SORT command only.
3 – Example
/PROCESS=tag
This example of the /PROCESS qualifier specifies that Sort use
a tag sorting process.