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Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What are the functions of Remote Job Entry (RJE) ?

1 1747

What is the function of RJE Conversion Utility?

1 2030

What process the command SBMRJEJOB does?

1 1707

What is journaling & Commitment Control?

1 2119

What is the purpose of STRCMTCTL command?

1 1964

What are the system objects required for journalling?

1 1871

What are the different definition levels in Data Description Specifications?

1 1971

What the difference between Source Physical File and Physical File?

1 2784

What are all the different types of access path?

1 1940

What is the default value for the number of increment for the physical file?

1 1678

When does the DFT keyword in PF be used?

1 1925

What is Multi-format logical file?

1 1934

What is the Select and Omit criteria in logical file?

1 2143

Can fields be concatenated INa logical file level?

1 1883

When would the ALL keyword be used?

1 1928

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Explain how do you control cursor positioning?

1066

explain about maximum displacement and how to cross this limit?

1198

In a test environment, is there a need to run a runstats?

1026

how to convert the recors form vsam file to db2 table tru file aid

3317

explain how can you initialize a vsam file before any operation?

1154

What is package in db2 mainframe?

1044

What is batch dl/i mode?

3410

If you are current on the owner of a set, what is the difference between an obtain next and obtain first? Actually in which topic will we use dis???Plz explain it clearly

3214

What is the difference between local and central version operating modes?

1366

What is currency in idms?

1019

Name the lockable units in DB2?

1191

What is package in cobol db2?

1167

We can allocate memory dynamically by using GET MAIN command my question is at what scenario we can't release this memory and reuse this same memory??

3315

What is the use of uni-rexx?

996

if dspatr(pc) and csrloc were specified for a format, which keyword would have priority?

1760

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