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What statement marks the end of an in-stream or catalogued procedure?

1 1908

What parameters can be used to limit the number of records written to a sysout dataset?

1 1799

How can the submitting users racf authority be overridden in a job stream?

1231

What do you understand by the term job time – out and how can you overcome that?

989

What is the motivation behind coding class parameter in job statement?

1148

List the different components of jcl statement?

1047

List the different jcl statements that are not permitted in the procedures?

1041

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

1112

What do you understand by jcl?

1011

Describe the various parameters utilized in the creation of a gdg?

1119

What methodology can be adapted to transfer data to a program that is coded using the exec statement?

1160

What do you understand by the term notcat 2 – gs?

1209

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

1101

What do you understand by the terms: joblib and steplib?

1124

What is the difference between run mode and addressing mode?

1188

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What is job control language?

1047

What are the utility programs in jcl?

1113

I have many files which i am receiving from client everyday. I have one step for every file to check for empty or not. Here client gives 30 files i need to check for every file for empty or not and i need to perform 30 steps. Can I do it in single step. Dynamically i need to change the File name in my step.

1189

Name the statement which can be used to send data to another mvs jes3 node?

1145

How can a stopped job be started again?

1159

Explain how can a stopped job be started again?

1100

How to resolve the error "WER488A JOIN CAPACITY EXCEEDED" I am using SYNCSORT with JOINKEYS to compare 2 files. I am Getting error - > WER488A JOIN CAPACITY EXCEEDED There are 2 files to be compared with about 2 million records each. LRECL is 3665. Can somebody give a pointer as to how to resolve this problem? I am using SYNCSORT with JOINKEYS to compare 2 files. I am Getting error - > WER488A JOIN CAPACITY EXCEEDED There are 2 files to be compared with about 2 million records each. LRECL is 3665. Can somebody give a pointer as to how to resolve this problem?

8503

Can I send output of job to my remote device careerride123?

1099

Is their any limit for data sets?

1147

if we want to use a gdg which is already created by some job, then how to use the reference of the last generation in a jcl?

2243

List the various advantages of using jcl language?

1408

My Question is 1. How to cound no. of records in JCL. Please explain with an example. 2. How to execute only odd steps in JCL? I know EDIT TYPE = Inculde, Step Name = 1,3,5 and COND code for all even step. Anyone knows other than this.

2421

Explain the function of dd disp parameter?

1064

Many jcl statements contain specific values designed to direct and control the execution of the statement. What are these fields called?

1182

Explain the function of a dd statement?

1157

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