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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

Can I send output of job to my remote device careerride123?

1089

What is the purpose of disp parameter?

1080

Is it possible to left uncode disp? If yes, how?

1142

Is condition checking possible in jcl?

1156

Are there any set of rules for the names of the steps used in a job? What are they?

1032

What are s0c1, s0c4, s0c5, s0c7 and socb?

1132

Is automatic restart possible in jcl? If yes, how?

1080

Is their any limit for data sets?

1138

Is acct parameter mandatory?

1153

Is it possible to left uncode disp?

1155

State the uses of syspring, sysin, sort fields, sum fields and dummy.

1032

How to submit jcl through a cobol program?

1109

Give the syntax of job specifying jcl statement.

1090

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

1239

How does jcl specify the job to the operating system?

1197

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

How to override a dsn that is contained in a proc called by another proc? I need to do the override in the calling jcl?

1114

What is a set in idms?

789

Which is the default, TEST BEFORE or TEST AFTER for a PERFORM statement?

1299

What is static and dynamic call in cobol?

1022

What are the jcl procedures?

1067

Discuss some of the terminology of idms.

872

List out the data types available.

1102

What do you understand by the term job time – out and how can you overcome that?

986

What is fset?

969

What is dbrm in db2 database?

1049

What are the different rules of SORT operation?

1091

What is host variable?

1024

What is the difference between a return with transid and xctl?

1012

How to move a field DT 9(8) of input file to DT 9(8) COMP-3 in output file in ezytrieve? in the output file entire dt is not moved.If any answer plz reply as soon as possible.

2168

What is frset?

981

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