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A Hierarchy chart is a pictorial representation of the total
of a DL/I database starting from the root, giving all the
parent child relationships that exist within the database

What are the ways to mapping external control block? a. ENTRY b. PROCEDURE DIVISION USING c. CALL ‘DLITCBL’ d. ALL ABOVE e. A & B

4 Answers   EDS,

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Can we give the GSAM-PCB in between the DB-PCB'S like below? I/O-PCB DB-PCB1 GSAM-PCB1 GSAM-PCB2 DB-PCB2

4 Answers   IBM,

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What information does a psb contain?

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what is the use of ENTRY in IMS?

3 Answers   CGI,

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which is the first statement in COBOL-IMS programs?

2 Answers   Ford, IBM,

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Which is the DL/I function used in CICS-IMS program?

2 Answers   HP, IBM, IMS,

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Can a variable length segment be declared in IMS? If yes, what is the structure; If no, why?

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I found some good questions/answers regarding IMS here:

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How many sgment types can u have in a DL/I database?

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What is the advantage of creating the acbs well ahead of time?

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I am totally confused on IMS message segments. When I create a message and it contains 5 segments does the entire message have a 32k limit or does each segment have a 32k limit? Is there a setting in the stage1 sys gen that defines if a transaction can receive/send multi-segmented messages?

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What is a database record?

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