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How can a job send a status message to a tso user at the completion of a job?

1 2117

a dd statement has 2 types of parameters. Name them?

1110

What parameter directs the output of the job log dataset?

1228

What is the function of dd name parameter with a 2 part structure; audit.report?

1190

How can return codes be tested before execution of a job step?

1451

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

1524

When output dataset space is required, what quantity categories are used?

1324

What parameter of the job statement is used to limit the cpu time consumed by the job?

1245

How can an in-stream dataset be terminated?

1314

What is the purpose of the dd keylen parameter?

1175

What is the purpose of dd?

1211

What statement marks the end of an in-stream or catalogued procedure?

1 1912

What parameters can be used to limit the number of records written to a sysout dataset?

1 1802

How can the submitting users racf authority be overridden in a job stream?

1234

Differentiate cobol and cobol-ii. (Most of our programs are written in cobolii, so, it is good to know, how, this is different from cobol)?

1083

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

which are the string manipulation opcodes?

1043

Define sort?

1127

Explain how do you terminate an already issued delay command?

980

where will control be passed after the execution of the *pssr subroutine if the factor2 of the endsr is blank ?

1769

What is use of IBM framework?

2085

explain in brief how you can create a vsam file?

1097

can anybody post me about file-aid and changemen tools pls and give me reference if any mainframe guys are there

2336

What Is Ddm ?

1636

what are the key words you must use when using a subfile?

1132

Can there be more than one cursor open for any program?

1143

A dd statement consists of 4 fields. Name them?

1392

What is the syntax for creating a table in the db2 database?

1080

Define an aey9 abend?

1180

can you please let me know if there is any walkins for COBOL/PLI/DB2/IMS/JCL in pune other than IBM and ITC infotech

2405

What is meant by explain?

1091

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