ILBOVIO

ILBOVIO is a COBOL library routine that performs requested I/O instructions such as START, READ, REWRITE, WRITE, and DELETE with VSAM files.

Hints

If your program is waiting in the ILBOVIO module, it might indicate that a VSAM file is inefficiently buffered. The default for VSAM buffers is 2 for the data portion and 1 for the index portion. Having only one index buffer can cause a significant amount of wait time, especially for a randomly accessed file.

If the file is randomly accessed, you can increase the index buffers. If the file is sequentially accessed, check the data buffers to determine if they need to be modified.

Reference Sources

IBM OS/VS COBOL Subroutine Library Program Logic, LY28-6425.