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Document:	12.07.02 7808 SORT-11
Order Number:	AE-5429C-TC
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Pages:	2
Original Filename:	http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/spd/12.07.02_7808_SORT-11.pdf

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Software Product Description
PRODUCT NAME: SORT-11, Version 2
DESCRIPTION:
SORT -11 is a utility that enables the user to reorder
data from any input file into a new file in a sequence
based upon control or key fields within the input data
records. SORT-11 runs under any RSX-11M, lAS,
RSTS/E, or CTS-500 operating system that includes
RMS-11 record management services support.
SORT -11 can accept as input any RMS-11 format file
and output a reordered RMS-11 format file.
Input files may contain data stored in binary E8CDIC
or ASCII format, and the file organization can be sequential, relative, or indexed sequential. The reordering of information can be in ascending or descending
order. There is no merge capability within the SORT
package.
SORT-11 has four possible sorting processes: Record
Sort, Tag Sort, Address Routing Sort, and Index Sort,
as defined by a command string or specification file.
Record Sort manipulates the records in their entirety.
Tag Sort produces a reordered file by manipulating
only the key position of each record. It then randomly
reaccesses the input file to write out a newly sequenced file. Address Routing Sort produces a file for
the data records, enabling the user to maintain one
data file and multiple address files which are used to
access the data in the desired sequence. Index Sort
also produces a separate index file, but it contains
both the key field from the data record and a pOinter
to the record's location in the data file.
SORT -11 also includes a set of subroutines, callable
from other supplied languages, that can perform simple record sorting.
MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIRED:
Any valid RSTS/E, CTS-500, RSX-11 M, or lAS
configuration with at least 24K bytes of memory in
addition to the minimum required by the operating
system.

SPD 12.7.2
RSX-11 M, Version 3 or later, or
lAS, Version 2 or later,
OPTIONAL SOFTWARE:
RMS-11K
TRAINING CREDITS:
None
SUPPORT CATEGORY:
A - Software Support will be provided as stated in
the Software Support Categories Addendum to this
SPD.
UPDATE POLICY:
Software Updates, if any, released by DIGITAL during
the one (1) year period following installation, will be
provided to the customer for a media charge (includes no installation). After the first year, updates, if
any, will be made available according to then prevailing DIGITAL pOlicies.
ORDERING INFORMATION:
All binary licensed software, including any subsequent updates, is furnished under the licensing provisions of DIGITAL's Standard Terms and Conditions of
Sale, which provide in part that the software and any
part thereof may be used on only the single CPU on
which the software is first installed, and may be
copied, in whole or in part (with the proper inclusion
of the DIGITAL copyright notice and any DIGITAL
proprietary notices on the software) only for use on
such CPU. All source licensed software is furnished
only under the terms and conditions of a separate
Software Program- Sources Agreement between Purchaser and DIGITAL.
The following key (D, E, Q, T, V) represents the distribution media for the product and must be specified at
the end of the order number, e.g., QP601-AD = binaries on 9-track magnetic tape.

OPTIONAL HARDWARE:
Supports any mass storage, unit record, or terminal
device supported by the prerequisite software, except
DECtape.

D
E
Q
T
V

PREREQUISITE SOFTWARE:
One of the following operating system configurations
that includes RMS-11 record management services:
RSTS/E, Version 68 or later, or
CTS-500, Level 3A or 38, or

Standard Options
For RSTSIE or CTS-500 Systems
QP601 -A- Single-use license, binaries, documentation, support services (media: D, E, Q,
T, V)

August 1978

9-track Magnetic Tape
RK05 Disk Cartridge
RL01 Disk Cartridge
RK06 Disk Cartridge
RK07 Disk Cartridge

AE-S429C-TC

SPD 12.7.2

SORT-11, Version 2
-2For RSX-11M Systems
QP602 -A- Single-use license,
binaries,
documentation,
support
services
(media: 0, E, Q, T, V)
For lAS Systems
QP602 -A- Single-use license, binaries, documentation, support services (media: 0, E, T)
Update Options
Users of SORT -11, Version 1, or PDP-11 COBOL,
Version 2, whose specified Support Category warranty has expired may order under license the following
software update at the then current charge for such
update. The update is distributed in source or binary
form on the appropriate medium and inclu.des no installation or other services unless specifically stated
otherwise.
For RSTSIE or CTS-500 Systems
QP601 -H- Binaries, documentation (media: 0, E,

For RSX-11 M or lAS Systems

QP602 -H- Binaries, documentation (media: 0, E,

T)
Users of SORT -11, Version 1, or POP-11 COBOL,
Version 2, whose specified Support Category warranty has- not expired may order under license the following software update for the then current media
charge. The update is distributed in source or binary
form on the appropriate medium .and includes no installation or other services unless specifically stated
otherwise.
For RSTSIE or CTS-500 Systems
QP601 -W- Binaries, documentation (media: 0, E,
T)
For RSX-11 M or lAS Systems
QP602 -W- Binaries, documentation (media: 0, E,

T)
ADDITIONAL SERVICES:
None

ADDENDUM
SOFTWARE SUPPORT CATEGORIES
Each software product (hereinafter 'SOFTWARE') with a deSignated Support Category A or B in the applicable Software Product
Description (SPD) eXisting at the time of order will be the current release at the time of delivery and will conform to the SPD.
DIGITAL's sole obligation shall be to correct defects (nonconformance of the SOFTWARE to the SPD) as described below. Any
SOFTWARE with a designated Support Category C will be furnished on an 'as is' basis.
For SOFTWARE with a designated Support Category A or B, DIGITAL will provide the services set forth below without additional
charge.
CATEGORY A
1. Upon notification by customer to the nearest DIGITAL office that the computer system, including all required prerequisite
hardware and software, is ready for the installation of the SOFTWARE, DIGITAL will install such SOFTWARE in any location
within the contiguous forty-eight (48) United States, the District of Columbia, or a country in which DIGITAL or a subsidiary
of DIGITAL has a software service facility. The notification must be received by DIGITAL and the system must be ready for
installation within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the SOFTWARE to customer or DIGITAL will have no obligation to
install. Installation will consist of: (1) verification that all components of the SOFTWARE have been received by customer, (2)
loading the SOFTWARE, and (3) executing a DIGITAL sample procedure.
2. During the ninety (90) day period after installation, if the customer encounters a problem with the current unaltered release
of the SOFTWARE which DIGITAL determines to be a defect in the SOFTWARE, DIGITAL will provide the following remedial
service (on site where necessary): (1) if the SOFTWARE is inoperable, apply a temporary correction (TC) or make a
reasonable attempt to develop an emergency by-pass, and (2) assist the customer to prepare a Software Performance
Report (SPR) and submit it to DIGITAL.
3. During the one (1) year period following installation, if the customer encounters a problem with the SOFTWARE which his
diagnosis indicates is caused by a SOFTWARE defect, the customer may submit an SPR to DIGITAL. DIGITAL will respond
to problems reported in SPRs which are caused by defects in the current unaltered release of the SOFTWARE via the
Maintenance Periodical for the SOFTWARE, which reports SPRs received, code corrections, temporary corrections, generally
useful emergency by-passes and/or notice of the availability of corrected code. Software Updates, if any, released by
DIGITAL during the one (1) year period, will be provided to the customer on DIGITAL's standard distribution media as
specified in the applicable SPD. The customer will be charged only for the media on which such updates are provided,
unless otherwise stated in the applicable SPD, at DIGITAL's then current media prices.
CATEGORY B
During the one (1) year period following delivery, the services provided to the customer will be the same as set forth in 3 above.
CATEGORY C
SOFTWARE is provided on an 'as is' basis. Any software services, if available, will be provided at the then current charges.
DIGITAL shall have the right to make additional charges for any additional effort required to provide services resulting from
customer use of other than current unaltered release of the SOFTWARE operated in accordance with the SPD.