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

JCL Interview Questions

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i have step1,step2,step3 from where can i start coding cond parameter ?

Verizon,

2 6493

how do u send return code from cobol to jcl ?

TCS,

2 8864

what is symbolic parameters in jcl, what is a temparary data set ? where do u use ?

Verizon,

2 15669

how can u identify the db2 from jcl ?

TCS,

2 7770

i want to restart frm step 2, previously i coded cond parameter on step2 wht happens at tht time ?

Infosys,

4 10343

wht happens if blksize = 0 and lrec = 0 ?

TCS,

1 14518

what happens if job falls in loop ? how to resolve it ?

Patni,

3 10972

i created one base gdg with lrecl = 100 , now i need to create versions with different lrecl =150,200 can it be possible to create like tht ?

Patni, Syntel,

1 9919

I have a JCL with 100 steps. I want run the Alternate steps in the JCL ( Like 2 ,4,6,8 etc.. ). How can I acheive this scenario? If It is by Cond Parameter can you provide the Condition code for that?

Polaris, Tech Mahindra, UST, Wipro,

5 28835

wht do u mean by internal reader in jcl ? wht is the use of internal reader ?

Syntel,

1 8094

wht happens if cond=true ? pls give me with an example ?

Syntel,

2 6377

i have records from 1 t0 100 . i need to open records from 10 to 18 and change the values in tht ? how can i do tht ?

Syntel,

2 8173

I have Job A and Job B. I want to trigger Job B from Job A. Please advise.

Wipro,

2 12524

how can u understand ps and pds from their names ?

TCS,

1 5579

i want to avoid the positional parameter how to code it ?

TCS,

3 12178

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What are the difference between jcl and jes?

1612

Explain the function of //jcllib statement?

1215

Which statement is used to identify the private libraries in job?

1188

What are the utility programs in jcl?

1161

How to do automated restart when a job abend?

1388

whats the diff bw the evaluate also and and?

2344

What does a disposition of (MOD,DELETE,DELETE) mean ?

1135

What is the difference between run mode and addressing mode?

1249

How gdg are concatenated?

1119

What is concatenating?

1082

how do you code a null statement?

1342

How to read and write a single record into a file. I would like to use it to enter a single 8-character piece of information and use it to put it into a variable for processing in JCL. Thank you

1076

Are there any set of rules for the names of the steps used in a job? What are they?

1075

hello friends ,i have exam in Hsbc,pls any on send me placement papers and technical questions on mainframes,thank u

2142

when can a job time-out occur? How to overcome that?

1289

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