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

JCL Interview Questions

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What is a GDG

IBM,

4 18795

What is a Generation Data Group (GDG)?

2 10473

How is a GDG base created?

5 26860

What is model dataset label(Model DSCB)?

1 23875

How are GDGs concatenated?

1 14833

How is a new GDG coded?

2 10215

When should DISP=MOD is used?

TCS,

6 47183

How is a dataset passed from one step to another?

DELL,

2 16380

How are datasets concatenated?

CitiGroup,

3 14255

What is the difference between the JOBLIB and the STEPLIB statements?

3 38275

Name some of the JCL statements that are not allowed in procs.?

1 16023

What is primary allocation for a dataset?

4 15273

What is the difference between primary and secondary allocations for a dataset?

8 48800

How many extents are possible for a sequential file ? For a VSAM file ?

3 18801

What does a disposition of (NEW,CATLG,DELETE) mean?

3 19914

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Un-Answered Questions { JCL }

A dd statement consists of 4 fields. Name them?

1427

What is NOTCAT ?

1340

What do you understand by the term “keyword” with respect to jcl and what is the opposite of the term?

1149

The disp in the JCL is MOD and the program opens the file in OUTPUT mode. What happens ? The disp in the JCL is SHR and the pgm opens the file in EXTEND mode. What happens ?

1552

how do you access an uncataloged dataset in a jcl?

1746

What is catelog procedure and how many catelog procedure to use in one job?

8698

what is SOC4 error?

1238

Differentiate between the joblib and the steplib statements?

1442

How to pass data to a program that is coded in an exec statement?

1342

can any one plzzzzzz tell the jcl code for creating ps using idcams

11670

Explain about LMFREE�free data set from its association with data ID

1636

What is multithreading in jcl?

1477

Can an individual step be restricted from using all the jobs allowed cpu time?

1559

I had Records in file Like this Company Code IBM 2 IBM 1 IBM 4 WIPRO 3 WIPRO 2 WIPRO 9 TCS 4 TCS 6 TCS 3 i want the record of every company with highest code How can i do that?

10170

What is the function of the dd mgmtclas keyword in sms datasets?

1241

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