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Explain the difference between a physical bms mapset and a logical bms mapset?

999

Explain the difference between intra partition tdq and extra partition tdq?

995

What is the abend command?

1033

Explain how many conditions can you include in a single handle condition command?

1034

Explain the difference between a symbolic map and physical map?

1037

Name the command used for terminating a browse operation?

1029

Explain the difference between and exec cics xctl and an exec cics link command?

1117

Mention the option used in a cics command to retrieve the response code after execution of the command?

1106

Explain how do you handle errors in cics programs?

987

Explain how do you set the mdt option to on status, even if data is not entered?

1102

Define an asra abend?

1079

Name the command which is used to release a record on which exclusive control is gained?

1017

Explain how do you access storage outside your cics program?

969

What is frset?

1032

What are the common cics service programs and explain their usage?

1033

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is the physical storage length of the data types date, time, and timestamp?

1090

maximum number of subfiles that can defined in a rpg program for one display file is?

1996

How do you reference the fixed block file formats from cobol programs

1227

all i need to know about cmpseqdat parameter in cmppfm, how it works and can we retrieve line sequence and date from the output?

2876

what is a jcl?

1139

OPEN INPUT StudentFile READ StudentFile AT END SET EndOfStudentFile TO TRUE END-READ PERFORM UNTIL EndOfStudentFile DISPLAY StudentId SPACE StudentName SPACE CourseCode SPACE YOBirth READ StudentFile AT END SET EndOfStudentFile TO TRUE END-READ END-PERFORM CLOSE StudentFile STOP RUN what will be output

2512

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

1238

What is the maximum number of pcbs allowed in a psb?

972

How can the disposition of sysout datasets be set for an entire jobstream?

1347

what the purpose of ovrdta, ovrata keywords?

1962

when a task suspends all the handle conditions via the push command, how does the task reactivate all the handle conditions?

1177

If you are current on the owner of a set, what is the difference between an obtain next and obtain first? Actually in which topic will we use dis???Plz explain it clearly

3164

How Many Specs Are There In Rpg & Which Are They?

1101

Explain the types of perform?

1018

What are the common tables in cics and their usage?

1015

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