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

JCL Interview Questions

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How do you submit JCL via a Cobol program?

IBM,

4 12869

Write a jcl to execute a job by 7 a.m on Jan 20,1986 ?

Maples, Patni, TCS,

5 19545

What is the max blocksize for a Tape file?

2 12874

How do you check the syntax of a JCL without running it?

17 73612

Can you code instream data in a PROC ?

10 28958

What does IEBGENER do?

BirlaSoft,

10 42219

What is STEPLIB, JOBLIB? What is it used for?

2 9282

How do you send the output of a COBOL program to a member of a PDS?

7 19505

I have multiple jobs ( JCLs with several JOB cards ) in a member. What happens if I submit it?

16 34373

I have a COBOL program that Accepts some input data. How do you code the JCL statement for this? ( How do you code instream data in a JCL? )

9 24100

There are a set of 10 files and a customer will be selecting random no of files(i.e they may be more than 2, may not be in the order).Sometimes he might just select one file or sometimes no files at all.How do you code a JCL for this? Is it possible to code just JCL alone for this problem?

Infosys,

9 18512

List some valid operation codes in JCL

3 11586

How can I write the joblog in the spool on normal end of a job step and direct the joblog to a dataset only if the step abends?

2 8761

//step#3 exec pgm = hkbc762 what is wrong with the syntax?

3 8667

Name the system library from which modules are retrieved at execution

3 11823

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Un-Answered Questions { JCL }

How is a type of file defined in the jcl that executes the cobol program?

1190

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

1235

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

1051

Explain the function of //cntl statement?

1167

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 ?

9749

what EXEC statement is and what is the syntax of EXEC statement used in JCL?

1168

What is the format of comment statement?

1204

Explain the function of the dd dcb keyword?

1255

how would you create a temporary dataset? And where will you use them?

1401

Mention the types of job control statements?

1174

What are the 4 fields in dd statement?

1265

I want to JCL sort for Non-COMP and COMP-3 fields SORT FIELDS=(1,5,A,6,11,A,12,11,A,19,1,A,20,1,A),FORMAT=BI,EQUALS Length of comp bytes is 11 bytes which start at 6byte and 12 byte considering 11 bytes in comp-3 is 6 bytes. Can anyone tell if the above sort work SORT FIELDS=(1,5,A,6,6,A,12,6,A,19,1,A,20,1,A),FORMAT=BI,EQUALS does not works OK

1942

What is the function of the dd dcb keyword?

1337

I had Records in file Like this Company Code IBM 2 IBM 1 IBM 4 WIPRO 3 WIPRO 2 WIPRO 9 TCS 4 TCS 6 TCS 3 i want the record of every company with highest code How can i do that?

10147

I have a job called careerride and some steps in it as step1,step2. But I want to execute step2 before step1 ? How do I do that?

1396

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