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

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MainFrame Interview Questions

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Program A (Normal COBBAT) calling a B Program (DB2COBOL, COBBATDB which is using a VSAM file. its a dynamic call. How we will handle VSAM file decleration in our from JCL from where we are running A PGM. And should we have PLAN for A pGM also. if possible can some one post a sample JCL. Thanks for help in advance.

iNautix,

5744

what is the another name of lpar's

CTS, IBM,

1 4847

COBOL program to read the string ' BOMBAY' in reverse order as 'YABMOB'

Barclays, IBM,

8 15106

Whats the use of Examine command? can someone help me?

IBM,

1 5203

Can we change the password using ALTER? anyone tried and changed?

IBM,

2019

how to update asingle record in adabas? by using GET, can we do a single record updation?

Satyam,

1 5042

which are the parameters mandatory in job card ?

Accenture,

4 7912

how to insert the data in pf by using cl program

TCS,

2 8045

what is use of self join and which cases you will use this join

TCS,

1 4237

how to eliminate the level check error

TCS,

2 6200

can i use UPDDTA command in rpg program in which contains a file

TCS,

1 5162

can i use unique key in LF

TCS,

3 7276

i have two programs 1.cobol program 2.copy book program can i move bouth program in to the production or single single program?

UHG,

1 3757

in rpg could u please tell me errors types and meanings like 3030 that ....

EXL, UHG,

1 4737

How to copy VSAM files without using REPRO

ADP,

3 8690

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What does db2 mean?

1013

Explain the mdt in cics?

1162

We can allocate memory dynamically by using GET MAIN command my question is at what scenario we can't release this memory and reuse this same memory??

3244

Explain the data storage?

995

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

1066

What is the primary file?

1129

What are INPUT PROCEDURE and OUTPUT PROCEDURE?

1297

How we will get issues on AS/400 technology ? I mean which issue/Defect Tracking tool is using in all companies when any issue comes? Can anybody explain about the work flow of AS/400 project ? plzzz

1699

What is idms?

858

Explain about find and obtain commands?

907

What are different data types in cobol?

1316

Is condition checking possible in jcl?

1211

What are the distinctive features of a ksda, key sequenced dataset?

991

How does jcl act on code(if you take a cobol program)?

1282

What is data manager?

1047

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