JCL Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

which utility is used to update pds?

IBM,

1 1590

what is use of disp parameter in dd statement?

IBM,

652

how do you create a dataset in a jcl with the same file organisation as that of another existing dataset?

IBM,

790

what does mvs stand for?

IBM,

1 1268

when does a dataset go uncataloged?

IBM,

824

what are the ways of passing data to a cobol program from jcl?

IBM,

1 1552

which parameter is used to check the syntax of a jcl without executing it?

IBM,

792

what is use of dcb parameter in dd statement?

IBM,

765

what is use of space parameter in dd statement?

IBM,

746

which parameter is use to declare the name of dataset in dd statement?

IBM,

724

a jcl has 2 steps. How to code the jcl such that if step1 abends, then step2 runs. Else, job terminates with step1?

IBM,

1 1632

what disp parameter we mention for creation of temporary dataset so that we can use it in later steps?

IBM,

643

what are the various stages of job processing?

IBM,

730

which statement is used to end the in-stream procedure in a jcl?

IBM,

1 1146

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?

IBM,

608


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Un-Answered Questions { JCL }

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

802


define cond parameter in jcl?

767


what is the purpose of coding class parameter in job statement?

709


what happens when COND is coded in JOB statement and when COND is coded inside EXEC statement?

769


what is JCL?

685






How do you access an uncatalogued dataset in a jcl?

723


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

650


What is jcl in mainframe?

682


The disp in the JCL is MOD and the program opens the file in OUTPUT mode. What happens ? The disp in the JCL is SHR and the pgm opens the file in EXTEND mode. What happens ?

935


How does jcl act on a cobol code?

651


Explain the function of job statement in jcl?

641


What is the difference between run mode and addressing mode?

629


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

669


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?

641


what is use of disp parameter in dd statement?

652