IBM MainFrame Interview Questions
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Consider the below example call a-test1. -- -- -- a-test1. if a=b perform a-test through a-exit next sentence else if b=c perform c-test through c-exit. if a=d perform d-test through d-exit. a-test. -- -- a-exit. exit. can u tell me what will happen if a=b after looping into a-exit will the control go back to a- test1. will the condition a=d be checked???

IBM,

5 6256

once we submitted the job to the operating system, how can we cancel the job before execution?

2 5341

are we use the group by clause in cursors?

Cap Gemini,

3 9049

what is the differences between spufi and qmf and which is better?

Accenture, Cap Gemini,

4 10512

here is my requirement A1 is alphanumeric with value 'A1B2C3D4' as defined below 05 A1 PIC X(8) VALUE IS 'A1B2C3D4' but i need to have A2,A3 as ABCD & 1234 repectively...... A2 = ABCD A3 = 1234 Can you please explain me what are the different ways to do it?

IBM,

2 7086

what is the difference between task and transaction in cics?

5 20204

suppose i have job it contains 10 steps after exicution of job failuer at 3 and 7 th steps i want exicute step 3 and step 7 only how we specify condition ?

5 8031

how we can reverse the string in the cobol for example satheesh can be reveresed as hseehtas

IBM,

3 48315

1.What is the default print format in cobol?

HSBC,

5 17973

. How do we cast a variable in COBOL

HSBC,

1 11867

is there any possibilities for sumbitting more than one job in single jcl? if yes...based on which thing they will execute..(priority,class,time,written order..?)

HSBC,

3 9608

I am getting the file from Unix to Mainframes for every 15 minutes. The mainframe job get abended with bad records coming from unix. I recovered that by deleting the bad data. I need permenant solution how to fix the issue? The record is getting characters in in first 9 positions which it should not. Please provide me the solution how to skip the records if it finds the charcters in the first 9 positions. K

3 6291

In case you modify the attribute field of map do you need to recompile the map?

RBS,

5 11624

I have two files , file1 is input file it contains 10,20,30,....,records but i want to display the records in file 2 as reverse order .how can we do by using jcl& cobol(dont use array) please any one can tell me the answer

GreenTree, IBM,

3 8878

how to increase the space of a dataset in instream procedure.

HCL,

1 7533


Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

by using xpeditor if we want to debug the subpgm, how can you code in x-ped for mai-pgm n sub-pgm ?

1906


Mention one alternative aspect of CICS?

732


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

735


Explain lock contention?

669


What is the result of open cursor statement?

719






I have mainpgm(abc) this is the only cobol pgm(non-db2).And this pgm calling subpgm name "acd" this also only cobol(non- Db)and this pgm calling some other subpgm this pgm has cobol-db2 pgm. 1) IF you calling static mode how to run and how to compile? 2) IF you calling dynamic mode how to run and how to compile? plz suggestion me.

2094


How do I copy a table in db2?

667


What is the difference between record occurrence and record type in idms?

536


Explain in DD statement what is the use of DCB parameter?

747


cics command level is?

744


What is the picture clause of null indicator variable?

776


When a COBOL-DB2 program in PRODUCTION is updating main tables and gone for long run, what have to do?

3210


Are scope terminators compulsory? If they are, when?

593


What are catalog tables in db2?

687


How do we pass parameters into a CICS –DB2 program

3742