VSAM Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the use Free space in CI ?

4 7085

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

3 5519

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

IBM, TCS,

4 21876

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

HCL,

2 8727

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

HCL, IBM,

5 10550

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

Fidelity,

2 9969

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

IBM,

7 12270

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

IBM, Infosys,

2 9133

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

2069

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,

2276

what is meant by BUFND & BUFNI..?

1 10366

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 22790

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,

986

what is the syntax of ams modal commands?

IBM,

770

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

IBM,

553


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

671


What is a ci split? What is a ca split?

644


Define base cluster?

565


How to get the last record in vsam file in cluster? And how can u get the ksds file records into cobol program?

583


what do you mean by the repro command?

566






what do you mean by the cobol record key clause in vsam?

596


Using alternate indexes in cics program?

555


Why is it required to have a keyed directed retrieval?

556


What are the information stored in ci?

574


Explain the function of entry-sequenced data set?

532


What makes vrrds different from vsam?

701


State the differences between vsam and non-vsam files?

562


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

611


What is the biggest disadvantage of using a vsam dataset?

603


what do you mean by a vsam slot?

581