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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the format of comment statement?

1198

In sms datasets, what is the function of the dd mgmtclas keyword?

1380

In order to continue a job after a return code of 12 in step1, what the step2 exec statement include?

1 3324

Where can program checkpoints be stored for use in a restart?

1433

How can values be passed from the job stream to an executable program?

1437

What is concatenating?

1074

What is the function of //jcllib statement?

1314

What statement marks the beginning of a job step; assigns a name to the step; identifies the program or catalogued or in-stream procedure to be executed in the step?

1100

Why block size is multiple of lrecl in jcl?

1403

What is the function of the steplib dd statement?

1194

How can a stopped job be started again?

1189

What statement marks the beginning of an in-stream or cataloged procedure in jcl and assigns default values to parameters defined in the procedure?

1310

If a (+1) generation dataset is created in the first step of a job, how can it be referenced in later steps of the same job for input?

1305

What is the function of a dd statement?

1201

Must tape dataset definitions include vol=ser specifications?

1720

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Is schema the same as database?

1053

What do you mean by linkage section?

1000

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

1336

What are steplib and joblib? What for they are used?

1215

What is db2 optimizer?

1228

what is the resolution for sb37 error

9110

What is a system catalog table in db2?

1184

What is a hyperdescriptor?

932

is it compulsory commitment control in journal?

2474

What are the parameters that are used in creating a gdg?

1199

Is it possible to left uncode disp?

1201

Mention the various locks that are available in db2.

1035

What is mpp mode?

1131

what is the meaning of a (new, catlg, keep) disposition mean?

1016

What is an OOK-Rec?

1698

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