IBM MainFrame Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

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what happens when time=0 is given in jcl code. what happens when blksize=0 is given in jcl code. what is symbolic and overriding parameters and a example program.

HCL,

6 14381

I have a dataset with record length 40 in production, due to some requirements it was changed to 80. Then how can we know the jobs which are effected by this change and how can we resolve it.

iGate,

3 9092

1)what is compilation jcl for cobol program but it is calling another program 2)what is compilation jcl for cobol program but it is calling another program(in this, main program is pure cobol but sub program is cobol+db2 program anyone please answer me for above questions. it's very urgent

1 4520

i have cobol+ db2 program but it contains n number of subprograms for this how many dbrm members i need to mention in bind process

2 6725

hi,what is the module? how many modules in mainframe based banking projects

3045

Can you use a select query in a loop to fetch multiple rows? If so what is the advantage of using a cursor?

L&T, UST,

2 4789

Can we use select query in a loop to fetch multiple rows in a COBOL PROGRAM? If so, what is the advantage of cursor?

UST,

1 6187

1)what is compilation jcl for cobol program but it is calling another program 2)what is compilation jcl for cobol program but it is calling another program(in this, main program is pure cobol but sub program is cobol+db2 program.can anyone please answer me for above questions. it's very urgent

Mind Tree,

4 13951

How can you validate Sql errors during cursor operation in db2 pgms and where do you code?

IBM,

2269

is it possible to get -811 error when you use cursors. why?

IBM,

2 7218

DB2: A calls B once sucessfull and second time when it calls says curson is open why is it so?

IBM,

1 6183

can you use symbolic parameters in JOB?

IBM,

5 8192

in GDG: is it poosible to copy records from a file which utilizes some 100 cylinders to a gdg whose model is defined as trk(1,0) and also it possible to copy 100 bytes file to 80 bytes file?

IBM,

1 4914

How to solve S0C7 abend with out using DISPlay in 10 mins?

IBM,

1 7187

What is usage pointer in cobol?

IBM,

3 16531

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

)If there are 10 steps in GDG, if I want to refer the step2 after step5 . what should I do?

2070

Explain how to produce soc7 abend?

1141

What does the keyranges parameter in define cluster commends do?

1011

How do I delete a table in db2?

1130

How many sections are there in data division in COBOL?

1188

Who uses db2?

1116

Explain the function of the terminal control table?

1058

What are the prerogatives?

1133

what is the role of the is numeric clause?

1150

What are the information stored in ci?

1068

List out the data types available.

1206

suppose I have two tables a and b. Both tables are connected with ssn number as foreign key. I want to retrieve a column data from b table. How will you write a query?

1032

Which division and paragraphs are mandatory for a COBOL program?

1335

How can a like table be created?

1042

What are the objectives of dbms in ims?

1144

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