JCL Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

JCL Interview Questions

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How to identify in JCL that an input file is empty without reading it?

L&T,

4 12102

I have two files each contains 10 records. I would like to copy both files into one output file but in alternate sequence. for e.g. first record from file1 then record 2 from file2.....

RBS,

3 13592

What is the exact difference between PRTY and DPRTY

iGate,

2 17689

How to send data from cobol program to jcl?

CSC,

2 9948

How to compare two files in SYNCSORT and on the mismatch record should be deleted from second file.

CSC, SPIC,

5546

Write a JCL by using the below requirement: File1 =1, File2 =11 and output needs to come as File3 =111?

Saggezza,

8 19675

When concatenating two PDS can any one PDS can have empty dataset i.e without any value(Dummy).

2 7112

Hi, all suppose i have 5 steps (S1,S2,S3,S4,S5) what will happen if cond is true or false (which of the other steps get executed)? 1) //s3 exec pgm=abc,cond=(0,le) 2) //s3 exec pgm=abc,cond=(0,le,step2) 3) In the jobcord RESTART=step3,cond=(0,le) 4) can i code COND=TRUE in jobcard, if yes what will happen?

TCS, Tech Mahindra,

3 9662

Hi, all Suppose i have 10 step in a job (s1,s2,s3,...s10) i want to execute step9 first and then step3 and i used the DPRTY for these steps. so what will happen to other steps? Will the get executed or only these two steps get executed?

2 7012

whats the diff bw the evaluate also and and?

CGI,

2352

what is mainframe?

CGI,

4 9334

diff bw vsam and normal flat file?

CGI,

2 16319

I HAVE A SEQUENTIAL FILE CONTAINING ONE RECORD IN WHICH I HAVE ONE FIELD AS CUSTOMER IDENTITY NUMBER FIELD WHICH IS A SIGNED FIELD. HOW TO SEQUENTIALLY INCREMENT THIS FIELD USING OVERLAY PARAMETER?.

1 5776

Name a few IBM utility programs, and explain its function.

4985

Is there any command to check wether the ps file is in sorted order?

IBM,

2893

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Un-Answered Questions { JCL }

How do you overcome this limitation ?

1212

what happens when COND is coded in JOB statement and when COND is coded inside EXEC statement?

1307

Explain about LMQUERY�give a dialog information about a data set

1460

List in order the hierarchical levels of jcl?

1114

Name what parameter directs the output of the job log dataset?

1059

What is the job entry system used in your project? based on what criteria the sequence of jobs are picked if priority is not mentioned in the job card?

2297

What are hierarchy levels in jcl?

1527

What dd statement is used to supply the name of a dataset?

1391

What parameter directs the output of the job log dataset?

1285

What are the parameters that are used in creating a gdg?

1226

what is DD statement is used in JCL?

1208

How can a fb file convert to vb file using sort program?

1348

what is the purpose of coding class parameter in job statement?

1270

What is condition checking in jcl? Is this possible?

1125

what is DSN parameter and DISP parameter is used for?

1157

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