Suppose a generation of GDG gets created in a particular step of
a proc. How would you refer the current generation in a
subsequent step? What would be the disposition of this generation
now ?

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Suppose a generation of GDG gets created in a particular step of a proc. How would you refer the cu..

Answer / srikanth alla

(+1 ) and DISP=SHR

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Suppose a generation of GDG gets created in a particular step of a proc. How would you refer the cu..

Answer / bala

It will be always (+1), Since we are creating in one step
and using it in next step. So the Generation will be +1
only. Once the job completed, it will become 0.

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Suppose a generation of GDG gets created in a particular step of a proc. How would you refer the cu..

Answer / srinivasulu

(0) and DISP=SHR

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Suppose a generation of GDG gets created in a particular step of a proc. How would you refer the cu..

Answer / ravi

disp=shr -1 is the previous generation

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