JCL Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is a GDG

IBM,

4 17137

What is a Generation Data Group (GDG)?

2 9536

How is a GDG base created?

5 25254

What is model dataset label(Model DSCB)?

1 23106

How are GDGs concatenated?

1 13989

How is a new GDG coded?

2 9384

When should DISP=MOD is used?

TCS,

6 45323

How is a dataset passed from one step to another?

DELL,

2 15210

How are datasets concatenated?

CitiGroup,

3 13113

What is the difference between the JOBLIB and the STEPLIB statements?

3 36940

Name some of the JCL statements that are not allowed in procs.?

1 15101

What is primary allocation for a dataset?

4 13895

What is the difference between primary and secondary allocations for a dataset?

8 46715

How many extents are possible for a sequential file ? For a VSAM file ?

3 17691

What does a disposition of (NEW,CATLG,DELETE) mean?

3 18519


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how to run batch program without jcl?

10622


What statement marks the beginning of a job step; assigns a name to the step; identifies the program or catalogued or in-stream procedure to be executed in the step?

836


which parameter is used to check the syntax of a jcl without executing it?

1015


Matching Logic in Jcl not in cobol.Could any one please answer this question

3897


How can a fb file convert to vb file using sort program?

1023






when does a dataset go uncataloged?

1027


I want to JCL sort for Non-COMP and COMP-3 fields SORT FIELDS=(1,5,A,6,11,A,12,11,A,19,1,A,20,1,A),FORMAT=BI,EQUALS Length of comp bytes is 11 bytes which start at 6byte and 12 byte considering 11 bytes in comp-3 is 6 bytes. Can anyone tell if the above sort work SORT FIELDS=(1,5,A,6,6,A,12,6,A,19,1,A,20,1,A),FORMAT=BI,EQUALS does not works OK

1689


What are the parameter we cannot use in procedure? How many instream we can write in single jcl?

762


How do you access an uncatalogued dataset in a jcl?

920


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

849


what sort card you will use to copy the data from one dataset to another dataset?

927


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

976


What is the function of the dd dcb keyword?

1025


In sms datasets, what is the function of the dd mgmtclas keyword?

1103


What is the function of a dd statement?

896