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 8726

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

3 6863

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

IBM, TCS,

4 23501

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

HCL,

2 9821

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

HCL, IBM,

5 12528

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

Fidelity,

2 11060

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

IBM,

7 14477

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

IBM, Infosys,

2 10349

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

2511

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,

2737

what is meant by BUFND & BUFNI..?

1 11282

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 24396

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,

1465

what is the syntax of ams modal commands?

IBM,

1260

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

IBM,

1011

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Tell me how many alternate indexes you can have on a dataset?

1097

What is recovery parameters in define cluster command?

1050

explain in brief how are different versions of gdg named?

997

what is meant by dirty read in vsam?

1339

name a few common vsam status codes?

1060

what will happen when you try to open an empty vsam file in a cobol program for input?

1048

What is the difference between lds and esds?

1041

What is the use of KSDS,LDS,ESDS,RRDS??what is VRRDS?? How are all these useful in realtime scenario??Plz helpme out...Its a recent question in IGATE..

8757

How is record management performed in vsam?

1138

is it necessary that all versions of the gdg have to be of the same record length?

1147

explain the differences between vsam and non-vsam files

1157

What does the keyranges parameter in define cluster commends do?

945

What is the main function of key sequenced data set in vsam?

966

What is a base cluste?

1091

what do you mean by a vsam slot?

1002

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