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 8527

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

3 6690

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

IBM, TCS,

4 23299

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

HCL,

2 9708

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

HCL, IBM,

5 12289

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

Fidelity,

2 10947

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

IBM,

7 14206

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

IBM, Infosys,

2 10216

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

2455

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,

2689

what is meant by BUFND & BUFNI..?

1 11200

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 24249

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,

1404

what is the syntax of ams modal commands?

IBM,

1202

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

IBM,

957

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

866

Under idcams, multiple functions can be executed, each of which returns a condition code. What will be the condition code returned to the operating system?

970

what is the meaning of each of the values in shareopts(2 3)?

963

Explain the biggest disadvantage of using a vsam dataset?

981

what do you mean by define model parameter?

1079

What is speed parameters in define cluster command?

969

what are s0c1, s0c4, s0c5, s0c7 abends?

1234

what do you mean by idcams? Explain its purpose?

910

what are the codes returned by the ams (access method services) command during the execution in vsam?

1224

On which dataset you can have alt index?

865

Explain the function of the relative record data set?

885

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?

1404

what do you mean by a shareoptions parameter (shr) in define cluster command?

1184

2455

explain how do you define a gdg in vsam?

958

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