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MainFrame Interview Questions

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In the COBOL SELECT statement for a KSDS what are the three possibilities for ACCESS?

3 10149

What is the COBOL RECORD KEY clause?

2 9074

What is the purpose of the FILE STATUS clause in the SELECT statement?

1 5787

If you wish to use the REWRITE command haw must the VSAM file be opened?

1 7455

Explain the meaning and syntax for the START command. ?

IBM,

4 21569

What is the meaning of dynamic processing?

2 6836

Name some common VSAM error conditions and codes. ?

IBM,

1 7083

What is the VSAM-code field?

1 4762

What is a VSAM slot?

1 5574

What is the utility program closely associated with VSAM?

1 4534

There are at least seven IDCAMS commands; name and explain each of them ?.

1 9533

What are the three levels of definition for the VSAM DEFINE?

IBM,

2 8378

What is the significance of the SHAREOPTIONS parameter?

IBM,

1 5705

What is the meaning of the DEFINE MODEL parameter?

1 5044

What is File Status in VSAM?

IBM,

1 7833

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is the function of the steplib dd statement?

1209

State the maximum value up to which volumes can be inserted to an stogroup?

1053

Where do you specify them?

1289

Explain about cursor stability?

1058

in a jcl, a large volume dataset is loaded to a table using bmcload in step1 and an image copy of the loaded table is taken using bmccopy in step2. Step2 abends because the image copy dataset cannot hold the volume of the table. How can this be rectified?

1303

How to alter the parameters for the existing gdg?

1206

What is isolation level in db2?

1016

can any one help in hawkeye and turnover or any change management system plzzzzz or send the documents to my mail id :gvsp.as4@gmail.com

2411

The natural file converted to PDF file if Yes then explain ?

3158

Explain the cics command that is used for reading a record from the tdq?

1010

How do you run a COBOL batch program from a JCL? How do you run a COBOL/DB2 program?

1264

How to Get Information About the Tables?

1693

Define an associator in adabas?

967

Difference Between Skip Before & Space Before?

1233

What is the function of the dd dcb keyword?

1345

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