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

JCL Interview Questions

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WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO A FILE IF DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE)

ADP,

8 50830

wt will happen to the step of a job if u code COND=ONLY

ADP,

5 9676

If your job fails at particular step then what would be the return code for next steps

ADP,

3 8464

what is the function of iebcompr?....is it compare record length or characteristics of a dataset?...pls explain with examples.......

2 10775

how to solve u4038 abbend?........

Atos Origin, TCS,

3 27144

What is the difference between sb37,se37,sd37 each?

TCS,

9 38568

What is DYNAMBR in jcl?

CTS,

2 15198

Please explain with syntax and an example, the Inrec fields and Outrec build in sort.

CTS, TCS,

4 40646

how GDGs are concatinated?

HSBC,

4 9531

Using DELETE what type of file can you delete? a)SEQUENTIAL FILE B)INDEXED FILE C) D) Some options were there..i cant remember

HSBC,

3 9052

in step1 of a jcl,disp=(mod,delete,delete) step02 exec pgm=ccc,cond=(0,le) will step02 be executed? i)never ii)always iii) iv)... i dont remember options

HSBC,

4 10475

Which COND paramter will u use to execute the step only if the previous step does not execute

BoA, HSBC,

3 7893

How to delete AIX ? i) IEBGENER ii) IDCAMS iii) PURGE iv) All of the above

HSBC,

3 10107

what will be the error code if duplicate key of VSAM file is found?

HSBC, Kings,

1 7495

whats the difference between empty and noempty of GDG?

Patni,

4 13725

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List the various advantages of using jcl language?

1525

is there any way to execute more than one proc in the same exec statement at the same time..?

2677

Suppose I have five jobs to do. But I want to hold one?

1182

What do you understand by the term “keyword” with respect to jcl and what is the opposite of the term?

1194

which utility is used a dummy utility?

1528

Explain the function of a dd statement?

1281

Explain the function of the steplib dd statement?

1185

What are the rules employed while naming the steps in a job?

1214

how to compare two datasets without using superce because output is limited to 133 bytes

2168

Explain the function of job statement in jcl?

1268

What is use of restart and how to use it?

1365

Explain the purpose of the dd keylen parameter?

1216

Step 1 RC 4 Step 2 Step 3 I want to know the COND parameter which can be coded in step 2 or 3. Step 2 should be executed based on Step 1 RC and Step 3 should not be executed based on step 1's RC

4973

Explain the function of //cntl statement?

1235

how would you create a temporary dataset? And where will you use them?

1500

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