MainFrame Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

what is the meaning of currency ???

TCS,

4 10680

There are a set of 10 files and a customer will be selecting random no of files(i.e they may be more than 2, may not be in the order).Sometimes he might just select one file or sometimes no files at all.How do you code a JCL for this? Is it possible to code just JCL alone for this problem?

Infosys,

9 15498

Is it possible to precompile if db2 goes down?

Target,

4 12551

What is check pointing, sync point?

3 14516

How do you write a PSB code ?

3 11056

List some valid operation codes in JCL

3 10015

How can I write the joblog in the spool on normal end of a job step and direct the joblog to a dataset only if the step abends?

2 7635

//step#3 exec pgm = hkbc762 what is wrong with the syntax?

3 7548

Name the system library from which modules are retrieved at execution

3 10310

Name the system library from which modules are retrieved at execution

2 6772

When we use conditional statement in JCL using if-then-else-endif, IF statement is true, the step is bypassed or executed?

6 18310

//{name} INCLUDE MEMBER=memname {comments} in the include statement, what actually happens when its executed? The membername conatains a list of valid JCL statements, so will the include statement be substituted by these statements and how can we mention the pds that conatains the member? How does the include group differ from a PROC? how is include statement connected to JOBLIB and STEPLIB?

CCS, CTS,

2 18734

Does the terms, JOBLOG, SPOOL and SYSOUT indicate the same thing, i.e., where JCL and JES messages and statements are written ?

2 8421

How do I Run My Rexx Exec.?

2 16486

How do I find or access the current level of a GDG?

2 13990


Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

how can you check for a records existence without causing and i/o (chain/read)?

1295


How to fetch 1000 error records from VSAM file(Eg: 1000000 records present) while getting SOC7 abend ?

1944


what are members?

610


Explain db2.

620


How are data passed from jcl parm to assembler program?

583






What is the procedure to solve an ASRA ABEND?

610


define the purpose of the %sst function?

944


What is idms-restart ?

1100


I have a cobol db2 program(PGM A) where other program (PGM B) will call this program and passes some 50 fields data to PGM A. PGM A has some layout in which it receives the data from PGM B. And this layout has been copied in the linkage section pf PGM A. After getting the data, PGM A writes the data in a flat file in the same layout which it receives from PGM B. PGM B is a simple COBOL pgm. Please provide a JCL to run these programs.

1732


Explain how does idms communicate with cics?

500


when are the unique constraints executed?

684


is it there an easy way to determine if an html section is available to issue a wrtsection upon?

567


In real storage usage. By monitor through rmf iii the usage of real storage keep in increasing everyday. Why this happen?

540


What is a transid?

577


When would you use abend command?

591