Answer Posted / shailendra

that individual step in which this cond parameter mentioned
this will not execute (bypass this step)

Explain dfsort utility?

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what sort card you will use to copy the data from one dataset to another dataset?

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Is it possible to define dd statements as you want?

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If a (+1) generation dataset is created in the first step of a job, how can it be referenced in later steps of the same job for input?

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My Question is 1. How to cound no. of records in JCL. Please explain with an example. 2. How to execute only odd steps in JCL? I know EDIT TYPE = Inculde, Step Name = 1,3,5 and COND code for all even step. Anyone knows other than this.

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

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What is jcl in mainframe, and how many types of jcl statements are there for a job?

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Many jcl statements contain specific values designed to direct and control the execution of the statement. What are these fields called?

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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

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What is the difference between the positional and keyword parameters? Give examples.

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why should SYSIN DD * statement should not be included inside a PROCedure snippet??? please answer this.. i need to know.

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Explain the function of job statement in jcl?

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what is the JCL statement consists of?

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in order to execute step2 a job after a return code of 8 in step1, what condition you will code in step2?

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What parameter of the job statement is used to limit the cpu time consumed by the job?

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