IBM MainFrame Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

How do you handle empty files in a JCL ?

Wipro, Xansa,

3 16028

I have a JCL which 20 steps. How do I execute 17 th step alone (It should execute only 17ths tep.and it should not execute 18,19,20 steps??

IBM, Infosys, TCS, Xansa, Xchanging,

9 61645

What is a GDG? Why do we go for a GDG ? utility used to create GDG?

Xansa,

3 10780

What is a MODEL Paramater in GDG ?

Xansa,

2 7909

GDG Create syntax ?

Xansa,

4 15044

Max generations in GDG??

Xansa,

15 20701

I have 5 generations in my GDG. How do I code in the JCL to consider all the 5 versions of the GDG ?

Xansa,

5 20716

What is SORT ? How do we eliminate duplicate records ? How do I select some records using SORT ?

GE, Xansa,

9 34526

what is XSUM in some fields= none, xsum ??

Xansa,

7 66407

what is reuse parameter ?

Polaris, Xansa,

3 27112

What is VERIFY command ? when do you use this command?? What actually it does ??

Xansa,

2 29262

Create syntax for a VSAM file ?

Xansa,

2 23079

How did you refresh a VSAM file and how frequently you do it ?

CSC, IBM, Patni, Xansa,

3 9959

How do you prepare a COBOL + DB2 program from coading till execution ?

Amdocs, Xansa,

1 9775

what are the frequent DB2 abends did you encounter in your programs ?? What are different SQL abends ??

Xansa,

4 12287


Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

How do you concatenate the firstname and lastname from emp table to give a complete name?

603


difference between vsam and database tables

641


What is CICS ?

600


What is an OOK-Rec?

1223


Explain the difference between external subroutine and subprogram?

616






What the difference is between continue and next sentence?

663


What is an ims database?

607


What is a report item?

741


What is a bind in db2?

594


How to find or access the current level of a gdg?

486


What is alias in db2?

572


What is difference between static call and dynamic call?

550


is delete operation supported in an esds? Is rewrite operation possible in esds?

593


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2167


how to get the last record in vsam file in cluster? And how can u get the ksds file records into ur cobol program?

545