JCL Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

Can we use empty VSAM as input?

Convergys, Kanbay,

9 24041

What is GDG and what is the maximum limit of versions that can be created?

Convergys,

9 45704

What is the use of the utility DFSRRC00 in the JCL?

Convergys,

2 36989

If there are five steps in a JCL i have to execute the 3rd step, bypass the 4th step and execute the 5th step how do i do this?

Cognizant, Convergys, IBM, TCS, Wipro,

13 67180

What is the use of DUMMY statement in the JCL? What is the use of DUMMY Utility in the JCL?

Convergys,

12 65101

what is the difference between the JCLLIB and JOBLIB ,and where do we use it ?

Convergys,

3 18342

Given a input file with duplicates how to remove the duplicate records from the file using JCL?

CDS, Convergys, TCS,

6 29233

What is the difference between joblib and jcllib statements

IBM, Maples,

7 33316

A maximum of 100 chars can be passed to Cobol through Parm in JCL, If we want to pass more than 100 Chars how we can do it ?

IBM,

3 10690

A maximum of 100 chars can be passed to Cobol through Parm in JCL, If we want to pass more than 100 Chars how we can do it ?

IBM,

4 12924

I have one GDG. Everyday One new version is being created.Now I want to split this created version in different files each having 1000 records. Here Problem is I don't know How many records will be there in new version of GDG? that's why I don't know How many Out files we need to use . Interesting??????????????

CTS,

4 17840

can u execute a proc from another proc?

Logica CMG,

5 11513

We have 100 steps in a procedure and we need to run the jcl and execute only 25th step in the proc and not the remaining steps. How can we do it?

IBM, JPMorgan Chase,

5 15861

IN MY JCL I VE 8 STEPS I WANT TO EXCUTE STEP 8 FIRST THEN EXCUTE STEP 4 ,HOW WILL EXCUTE STEP 8 BEFORE STEP 4?

Cognizant, IBM, IGT,

7 28968

i have a jcl in which 4 & 5 step creates a new generation. 4th step output is as input for the 6th step & 5th step output is used as input in the 7th step. How they are refered as in the 6th & 7th steps? If the job abends in 6th step then how the 5th step output is refered in 7th step?

IBM,

2 6661


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Un-Answered Questions { JCL }

Explain the jcl exec statement?

622


What is concatenating?

611


what are the types of abends that occur on job failure? And explain the possible causes of these

1092


What are the 4 fields in dd statement?

710


Which dd parameters are required?

659






List in order the hierarchical levels of jcl?

644


Name what parameter directs the output of the job log dataset?

537


How to do automated restart when a job abend?

757


List the different jcl statements that are not permitted in the procedures?

616


What do you understand by the term “keyword” with respect to jcl and what is the opposite of the term?

642


What is use of restart and how to use it?

738


What happens if both JOBLIB & STEPLIB is specified ?

584


What is condition checking in jcl? Is this possible?

598


What is job control language?

588


Explain the function of //cntl statement?

625