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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

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in order to execute step2 a job after a return code of 8 in step1, what condition you will code in step2?

IBM,

2814

what is the purpose of coding notify parameter in job statement?

IBM,

1205

what is a jcl?

IBM,

1185

if the submitter of a job wants to inform another user about the job completion, how can it be done?

IBM,

1309

how do you code a null statement?

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1389

what happens in conversion stage in job processing?

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1284

how you will the direct the data to spool using sysout option?

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2489

what sort card you will use to copy the data from one dataset to another dataset?

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1308

if we want to use a gdg which is already created by some job, then how to use the reference of the last generation in a jcl?

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2360

how can a gdg base be created in a jcl. What is the difference between empty and scratch parameter while defining/altering gdg base?

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1343

what is the purpose of coding class parameter in job statement?

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1319

how you will define a temporary dataset in jcl?

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1 1940

which utility is used to update pds?

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1 2654

what is use of disp parameter in dd statement?

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1154

how do you create a dataset in a jcl with the same file organisation as that of another existing dataset?

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1470

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What does the 'ceci:cics' transactions do?

1169

What is with ur in db2?

1393

what is difference bt COND, REGION & TIME parameters at JOB & EXEC. give an exp.

9191

What do you mean by an alias?

1192

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11817

how do you execute a background cics txn ?

1364

What is a bind in idms?

927

How to find the maximum value in a column in the db2 database?

1138

What is alias in db2?

1116

Define the necessity of run stats among the environment test?

1060

What does the 'cedf:cics' transactions do?

1113

How to code the db2 queries using rexx?

1053

What's The Percentage Free Space ?

1297

How do you access an uncatalogued dataset in a jcl?

1276

what is meant by dirty read in vsam?

1399

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