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

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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

without jcl how to run the batch programs

IBM,

2528

how to run batch program without jcl?

HSBC, IBM,

3 11539

can any one exaplin about Decision Tables in test region with good example

TCS,

2779

Mainframe project required Postby mache123 » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:10 pm hello..... I want to know about some real time projects.If any one have any Mainframes project, please provide me documentation of it Or else give me the link where can I find that Mainframes projects with Documentation...... or suggest me any if......please

IBM,

2559

how to convert vsam table into DB2 table?

IBM, Wipro,

1 5787

I have 100 records in a file.. i want to sort the records from 5 to 5o... give the syntax...

CTS, DSRC,

2 9093

A s9(4). B v9(4) value 0.21 can i move this?

3 6282

how to refer the data field?

2266

Transaction TRN1 has associated program PROG1 (pseudo- conversational). Under certain condition, PROG1 transfer control (XCTL) to PROG2, which should have his own pseudo- conversation with the terminal. When PROG2 send the map and execute a RETURN TRANSID('TRN1'), after receiving the control from the terminal, which program will be initiated?

3 7650

why mainframe we use not like java as frontend oracle as backend. or not word excel.In there also huge ammount data stored.

TCS,

2 6308

what are decleratives in cobol?

GGG, Satyam,

2255

In Job, there are 10 steps. If I want to execute the first 6 steps and don't want to execute from 7th to 10th step. What is the solution for this ?

7 9667

If the main program has only cobol statements and subprogram has the db2 statements what is the procedure for precompilation. for which program we need to do the precompilation

IBM,

1 6676

1.give the details about WHEN OTHER. 2. how many form are available in evaluate.

IBM,

2100

in the TIME parameter we r giving hours r minutes

IBM,

4 7279

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

In the EIB block of CICS, highlight the names of few of the important fields?

1042

how to handle -911 (deadlock) error in a db2 program so that the program will never abend?

1025

What is concatenating?

1074

What is the maximum of key fields and search fields allowed in a segment?

994

Can you delete vsam files with the delete option of the disposition parameter of jcl?

1108

Is therE anybody who knows about TICKLER FILE of RM.??thank you

2115

What is meant by a ‘Transid’ ?

1051

how can i see junk values in dclgen or in hostvariable of comp ?

2994

I have one ps file in which there are 3 fileds emp_no,emp_name and leave_app.this ps file information give the detail of employee which is going to apply for leave.suppose emp_no=113430,emp_name=ajay,leave_app=1 that means he is going to apply for 1 day leave.and accordingling the table in db2 will be updated means if he has that no of leave in his account then he will get dat leave and updated acc. in table(leave_balance=previous leave present in table-leave_app).Now i want to check whther the updated result is correct or not by comparing the two ps file using IEBCOMPARE or icetool so what is going to be the two ps file and how its is going to be compare.

2427

Name what parameter directs the output of the job log dataset?

1048

How dummy is used in jcl?

1147

Why cursor is used in db2?

1036

Hi, i would like to start a new carrier in DB2 DBA.Which and what all step should i have to take..?

3152

What is dclgen (declaration generator)?

1052

What is the default page size of buffer pools?

1121

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