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

JCL Interview Questions

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What is the purpose of dd * statement in jcl?

1225

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

1278

Explain how can values be passed from the job stream to an executable program?

1128

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

1157

What are the 4 fields in dd statement?

1190

Explain the purpose of the dd keylen parameter?

1099

Name the parameters which can be used to limit the number of records written to a sysout dataset?

1100

Name the statement which can be used to send data to another mvs jes3 node?

1111

Explain the function of the steplib dd statement?

1071

Explain how can a jobs execution priority be modified?

1147

Explain how can an in-stream dataset be terminated?

1249

Explain the function of //cntl statement?

1105

What is the function of the dd mgmtclas keyword in sms datasets?

1180

Explain the function of the dd dcb keyword?

1182

Explain the purpose of dd dummy statement?

1159

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what is “Cond= even” and “Cond=only”?

1243

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

1023

What are s0c1, s0c4, s0c5, s0c7 and socb?

1125

Can I share my data with other jobs? How?

1028

how to do automated restart when a job abends?

1336

Describe the various parameters utilized in the creation of a gdg?

1100

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?

1027

How does jcl specify the job to the operating system?

1184

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

1005

What does it mean by Restart and Checkpoint in JCL ? How are checkpoints being taken and what is their usage ? How to use Checkpoint macro on a JOBSTEP ?

9693

in ways data can be passed to a COBOL program from JCL?

1141

Are there any set of rules for the names of the steps used in a job?

1051

How can values be passed from the job stream to an executable program?

1372

I have 60 steps in the JCL and want to Execute Only First from PROC by overriding in JCL ?

1784

Explain the function of the dd dcb keyword?

1182

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