JCL Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

JCL Interview Questions

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i have step1,step2,step3 from where can i start coding cond parameter ?

Verizon,

2 6482

how do u send return code from cobol to jcl ?

TCS,

2 8851

what is symbolic parameters in jcl, what is a temparary data set ? where do u use ?

Verizon,

2 15658

how can u identify the db2 from jcl ?

TCS,

2 7761

i want to restart frm step 2, previously i coded cond parameter on step2 wht happens at tht time ?

Infosys,

4 10335

wht happens if blksize = 0 and lrec = 0 ?

TCS,

1 14503

what happens if job falls in loop ? how to resolve it ?

Patni,

3 10963

i created one base gdg with lrecl = 100 , now i need to create versions with different lrecl =150,200 can it be possible to create like tht ?

Patni, Syntel,

1 9909

I have a JCL with 100 steps. I want run the Alternate steps in the JCL ( Like 2 ,4,6,8 etc.. ). How can I acheive this scenario? If It is by Cond Parameter can you provide the Condition code for that?

Polaris, Tech Mahindra, UST, Wipro,

5 28812

wht do u mean by internal reader in jcl ? wht is the use of internal reader ?

Syntel,

1 8089

wht happens if cond=true ? pls give me with an example ?

Syntel,

2 6362

i have records from 1 t0 100 . i need to open records from 10 to 18 and change the values in tht ? how can i do tht ?

Syntel,

2 8169

I have Job A and Job B. I want to trigger Job B from Job A. Please advise.

Wipro,

2 12516

how can u understand ps and pds from their names ?

TCS,

1 5575

i want to avoid the positional parameter how to code it ?

TCS,

3 12169

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Un-Answered Questions { JCL }

Name a few IBM utility programs, and explain its function.

4970

What is the maximum length of a single line of jcl?

1351

what is use of dsn parameter in dd statement?

1159

what is the resolution for sb37 error

9114

What does a disposition of (new,catlg,keep) for a dsn mean?

1148

what happens in execution stage in job processing?

1140

what is the use of JCL?

1152

What is the purpose of dd * statement in jcl?

1285

Explain how can return codes be tested before execution of a job step?

1327

Explain how can a jobs execution priority be modified?

1200

What is the function of dd disp parameter?

1133

What do you know about jcl?

1137

How do you access an uncatalogued dataset in a jcl?

1214

//S10 EXEC PGM=ICETOOL //TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=* //DFSMSG DD SYSOUT=* //CON DD DSN=VAR.INPUT1,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=VAR.INPUT2,DISP=SHR //OUT DD DSN=VAR.OUTPUT,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // SPACE=(CYL,(5,5)),UNIT=SYSDA //TOOLIN DD * * Splice the needed data from the two VB files together SPLICE FROM(CON) TO(OUT) ON(5,5,CH) WITHALL - WITH(12,5) WITH(22,20) VLENMAX /*

1457

How gdg are concatenated?

1117

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