IBM MainFrame Interview Questions
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A Table feild is declared as Decimal(7,2). I want to insert the decimal in to this column thru cobol-db2 program. How should I declare my local input file variable or any suggestion?

IBM,

7 16608

Can we copy a sequential file to a VSAM file ? If yes, What will happen of the size of the sequential file is bigger than that of the VSAM file?

CTS, Verizon,

3 35307

What does this mean ? GRANT BIND,EXECUTE ON PLAN MK2 TO PUBLIC;

Accenture,

4 18499

1. delete is not possible in esds. why? 2. i have 10 records in a esds file and i want to delete only 1st record ..then what i have to do?.. it will not affect any sequence of the RBA. 3. why open extend is not possible in rrds vsam file?

3 17999

if not using the 'commit' when closing VSAM file,what will happend

CSC,

5 11246

what happend with out using Commit,when closing cursor and program?

CSC,

5 13079

If job is submitted with typerun = hold then how can we submit the same job?

Wipro,

3 13388

THERE IS ONE STEP AS BELOW: //STEPJS060 EXEC PGM=XYX, COND=((200,EQ,JS010),(0,NE,JS020.C),EVEN) COULD ANY ONE EXPLAIN HOW COND PARAMETER WORKS HERE? I AM CONFUSED BECOZ OF "EVEN".

2 7163

There are 5 steps in a Job. How to bypass the first step by making use of only COND Parameter and not using any Restart and IF/THEN/ELSE parameter?

IBM,

11 27610

How many module come in Ibm framework?

IBM,

1549

What is Framework & How it work?

IBM,

1648

Why banking use IBM framework?

IBM,

1 4897

What is use of IBM framework?

IBM,

1688

How IBM framework work?

IBM,

1778

Tell me abt any another framework which is challening for Ibm framework

IBM,

1646


Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is a db2 cursor?

626


Explain how do you establish a starting position in a browse operation?

576


Explain how do you intitiate another transaction?

600


how to handle -911 (deadlock) error in a db2 program so that the program will never abend?

585


can oorexx run normal rexx programs?

591






Explain the function of entry-sequenced data set?

538


What is the advantage of dynamic generation of acb?

563


Explain the purpose of the dd keylen parameter?

678


List the type of locks?

539


A dd statement consists of 4 fields. Name them?

936


Specify cics transaction initiation process?

566


In a particular cics program, what is the procedure to allocate dynamic memory?

736


What is a base cluste?

608


How can you access esds files from cics?

593


kindly specify the pic clause for the following:any bll cell, data type of length option field, hhmmss type of data fields?

679