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VSAM

The following table describes the operations that you can perform on data types in VSAM:
Data Types
Data Movement
Entity Criteria
Data Masking
Data Generation
Profiling
Comments
Bin
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
You can enter the following entity criteria: Is Null and Is Not Null.
Char
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Date
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Double
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Float
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Num16
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Num16U
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Num32
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Num32U
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Num64
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Num64U
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Num8
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Num8U
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Numchar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Packed
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Spacked
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Time
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Timestamp
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Upacked
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Uzoned
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.
Varbin
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
You can enter the following entity criteria: Is Null and Is Not Null.
Varchar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoned
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
You cannot run entity profiles.