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MainFrame Interview Questions

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Explain the different ways of initiating transaction in cics?

948

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

996

What is the cics command level?

1054

Define an aey9 abend?

1228

Define cebr?

1103

Explain what is a cursor in cics sql processing?

1032

Explain how do you intitiate another transaction?

1065

Explain how can you accomplish breakpoint in intertest?

1029

Explain how would you resolve an asra abend?

986

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?

1034

Explain difference between call and link?

1101

Define floating maps with illustration?

1006

Explain the difference between start and xctl?

1072

What is temporal table in db2?

1040

What does db2 mean?

1017

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Is it possible to define dd statements as you want?

1114

Define a region in idms?

871

Describe major components of db2?

1092

What is interval control?

1132

What is adabas?

1020

Discuss about changing dataset name in proc.

1235

what is s000 u4087 error? please give the all error codes in cobol,jcl.

17880

What is dbkey?

878

How do you use altindxs in batch, cics programs?

1041

Define cics interface block?

994

Hi Everyone... Under the Logical files, when am working on multiple rec format logical file, I have joined two pf's using the multiple record format logical file concept, but when i run queried the LF only the first mentioned pf records are reflecting and I am not able to see any of the field records specified under the second pf. Kindly let me know whats the reason behind this. Below is the str of LF., R rec PFILE(LOGICAA) CUSTNO CUSTNAME BILL K CUSTNO R rec1 PFILE(LOGICAA1) CUSTNO ADD K CUSTNO .....

2365

What is the function of logging in the db2 database?

1122

What does the 'cemt:cics' transactions do?

1204

How can the disposition of sysout datasets be set for an entire jobstream?

1343

How to get the ddl of a table in db2?

1131

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