Exporting versus saving data

The difference between EXPORT DATA and SAVE DATA is in where and how the object is stored, which affects what you can do with the results:

• Exporting a data object produces a file, data set, or CICS data queue. You can read, modify, or print each sequentially, but you do all these operations through QMF application programs or other external applications.
• The SAVE DATA command produces a database table. Whatever actions you perform using saved data must be done through the database.