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

VSAM Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the use Free space in CI ?

4 8582

Is CA(Control Area) is part of CI(Control Interval)

3 6738

How can you create a VSAM dataset? Can you write a JCL for it?

IBM, TCS,

4 23349

is there any lock for vsam file so that no one can update the vsam file ?

HCL,

2 9741

what is the use of aix in vsam why do we go for aix and wht is build index in vsam?

HCL, IBM,

5 12337

what is the difference between vsam and dataset how do u create vsam dataset which file you r used?

Fidelity,

2 10979

By seeing the file itself how can we identify whether it is A vsam file or flat file

IBM,

7 14272

looking at the basic definition of VSAM file how to recognize whether it is a KSDS OR RRDS OR ESDS ?

IBM, Infosys,

2 10260

OPEN INPUT StudentFile READ StudentFile AT END SET EndOfStudentFile TO TRUE END-READ PERFORM UNTIL EndOfStudentFile DISPLAY StudentId SPACE StudentName SPACE CourseCode SPACE YOBirth READ StudentFile AT END SET EndOfStudentFile TO TRUE END-READ END-PERFORM CLOSE StudentFile STOP RUN what will be output

2466

write a program to read from a VSAM file , there will be a 5 records to create name. empno. resignation and address to update in a db2 table and call another program using dynamic call to find the matching fields in program 1 to update in db2 table. anybody pls send de program for dis ? thanks in advance...

CTS,

2706

what is meant by BUFND & BUFNI..?

1 11229

How to open VSAM file from 3.4? i have millions of records and i dont want to use the print ch ids(/) command bcz it takes to much time. so if you have any another command to open this plz tell me.

HSBC,

2 24292

In a KSDS file, key is missing for one record. How to insert the key for that particular record from back up file. Is there any sorting needed for the back up file before the key insertion?

RBS,

1422

what is the syntax of ams modal commands?

IBM,

1217

what how do you initialize a vsam file before any operation? A vsam with alternate index?

IBM,

975

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Un-Answered Questions { VSAM }

What is a ci split?

919

What is a base cluste?

1040

what is the purpose of the verify function of idcams?

1018

Define gdg?

957

in a cobol select statement for a ksds can you tell me what are the 3 possibilities for access?

1158

What are the different parameters that are used in vsam?

1121

how many buffers are allocated to vsam ksds and esds?

1126

name a few common vsam status codes?

1015

Define a path?

1037

in a cobol select statement, can you tell what is the organization for a ksds?

1072

Define free space?

1004

What is the difference between lds and esds?

1001

State the differences between vsam and non-vsam files?

1003

How do you calculate record size of an alternate cluster?

1085

Define base cluster?

960

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