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 8732

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

3 6870

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

IBM, TCS,

4 23516

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

HCL,

2 9823

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

HCL, IBM,

5 12535

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

Fidelity,

2 11063

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

IBM,

7 14500

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

IBM, Infosys,

2 10357

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,

2744

what is meant by BUFND & BUFNI..?

1 11288

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 24402

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,

1469

what is the syntax of ams modal commands?

IBM,

1264

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

IBM,

1016

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Un-Answered Questions { VSAM }

What is the main function of linear dataset?

1090

What is the biggest disadvantage of using a vsam dataset?

1132

explain how can you initialize a vsam file before any operation?

1101

name a few common vsam status codes?

1060

What are the different parameters that are used in vsam?

1158

What is the use of lds (linear data set)?

1027

What is recovery parameters in define cluster command?

1057

what is a base cluster in vsam?

1136

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

966

What is a lds (linear data set) and what is it used for?

1011

What is the main purpose of having user catalog in vsam?

1063

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..

8758

what will happen if there is no secondary allocation made for datasets?

1113

What is the device independent method to indicate where a record is stored?

1049

What does the keyranges parameter in define cluster commends do?

952

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