JCL Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

how to split a file

IBM,

4 16367

how can we override data definitions in jcl. can any one give detailed example

TCS,

3 13808

how to skip the steps in JCl

EDS,

2 8529

there are 10 steps in jcl how to execute the steps from step2 to step8 only

EDS,

6 11698

what is the cond=even only

EDS,

4 7501

how to concatenate datasets

EDS,

5 22065

what is instream data

EDS,

2 6194

can we give instream data in procedure

EDS,

6 17147

in jcl you are having JCLLIB and STEPLIB what happens

EDS, Wipro,

10 22591

I have a JCL with 10 steps, want to execute first 5 steps only, what are ways of doing it?is it possible to control through JOB card?

iGate,

10 33388

I have a JCL with 10 steps, want to execute first 5 steps only, what are ways of doing it?is it possible to control through JOB card?

iGate,

5 11020

In a JCL if previous steps return code is greater than 0 or 4 then the next step will not execute. But the job will be successfull with the maximum return code. How can we reset this maximum return code to '0' regardless of return codes of any steps?

4 25876

I found in one of the jcl, gdg version being mentioned as : abc.def.ghi(-0) Can anyone tell me how referring the version as (-0) is different from referring it as (0)

2 5554

I have two input SORTIN files and We need to create one SORTOUT file which contains data of both input files. What is the SortCard for this?. Suppose the length of the both files are different, then How we do it? Please reply ASAP

CSC,

4 31405

how to identify the file used in the JCL is an VSAM file. Just seeing the JCL code how can we track the file as VSAM file?

CSC,

6 15304


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Un-Answered Questions { JCL }

How can unused space allocation be returned to the system when a dataset is closed?

798


Explain how can the attributes of one sms dataset be copied to another dataset?

690


What are the rules employed while naming the steps in a job?

643


Many jcl statements contain specific values designed to direct and control the execution of the statement. What are these fields called?

708


What is Cataloged Procedures?

696






Does jcl support automatic restart?

734


What is NOTCAT ?

727


a set statement is used to define commonly used symbolic across job steps or procedures. It initializes the previous values in the symbolic names. It has to be defined before the first use of the symbolic names in the jcl. State whether true or false?

602


What statement can be used to send data to another mvs jes3 node?

789


Explain the function of job statement in jcl?

633


How to find the UNIT and VOLUME of a (a) KEPT (b) UNCATALOGED and (c) CATALOGED dataset - using (i) JCL and using (ii) ISPF ?

2149


Explain the purpose of dd * statement in jcl?

624


Is it possible to code instream data in a PROC?

738


What is the purpose of dd dummy statement?

929


How to read and write a single record into a file. I would like to use it to enter a single 8-character piece of information and use it to put it into a variable for processing in JCL. Thank you

594