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MainFrame Interview Questions

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Explain the different ways of initiating transaction in cics?

903

Explain the difference between temporary storage queue (tsq) and transient data quene (tdq)?

950

What is the cics command level?

994

Define an aey9 abend?

1157

Define cebr?

1031

Explain what is a cursor in cics sql processing?

964

Explain how do you intitiate another transaction?

1017

Explain how can you accomplish breakpoint in intertest?

980

Explain how would you resolve an asra abend?

937

Explain the difference between a package and a plan. How does one bind 2 versions of a cics transaction with the same module name in two different cics regions that share the same db2 subsystem?

990

Explain difference between call and link?

1025

Define floating maps with illustration?

957

Explain the difference between start and xctl?

993

What is temporal table in db2?

993

What does db2 mean?

961

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

what is a keyed physical file?

1744

What is the job entry system used in your project? based on what criteria the sequence of jobs are picked if priority is not mentioned in the job card?

2234

What does a store statement do?

1494

What is ibm db2 database?

956

How is record management performed in vsam?

1076

explain sflclr, sflend, sfldlt, and sflcsrrrn?

1302

How to declare host variables?

943

can you display a empty subfile?

1185

what is the use of jdftval in join logical file?

1735

What is the syncpoint command?

1129

Explain the difference between pseudo-conversational and conversational?

1020

Explain the purpose of dd * statement in jcl?

1019

Can we delete records from view?

926

how many buffers are allocated to vsam ksds and esds?

1116

how can a gdg base be created in a jcl. What is the difference between empty and scratch parameter while defining/altering gdg base?

1237

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