Explain the difference between batch and online job

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steffieweffie1  

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• Member Since Nov-2008 | Nov 8th, 2008

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A batch job is a stand alone job (no human interaction) that is kicked off by a utility job(usaually at night) ?and runs data in bulk streams, such as updating?1 million rows to a database nightly, online job is real time, such as a user?updating their address via? an interface screen and it being applied?to the database as soon as they have confirmed it.

supriya

• Sep 7th, 2017

Batch job is a normal job where no human interference is done, but in online job human interference is required. For ex bank transaction, it needs the input or replay should be given by user.

Magno

• Aug 24th, 2016

It is possible to execute a CICS program from a job batch where the batch program must be compiled with EXCI parameter. In this case the batch program is able to perform a command level CALL, then a existing CICS program is invoked, after executed, the control returns to batch program.

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Why would a CICS region abend on a S322. It happened twice in 2 days in different CICS subsystems. Any view out there

supriya

• Sep 7th, 2017

S322 is a timeout abend. If CPU requires a more time than that for particular job specified.

Noah

• Sep 7th, 2016

Your regions ran for the amount of time allotted for their job class. Most sites have a job class specifically used for CICS regions or long running jobs in general. You should check if there is a job...

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How can u resolve soc7 abend? how do you know the cause for soc7 abend? how do you findout. where soc7 abend occurs?

SUPRIYA

• Sep 7th, 2017

Soc7 abend occurs due to invalid or nonnumeric data entered in numeric field.

Guru

• Feb 27th, 2016

SOC7 abend typically happens due to data type mismatch such as numeric data in an alpha field. Way to fix is to validate the data before the move and move it to the appropriate data type variable.

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Yugandhar J

• Sep 21st, 2016

Yes..Use command DSPCICSPCT to browse entries in PCT.

GUNESH

• Jul 20th, 2011

CICS ADMIN

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Is it possible to debug the CICS program without debugger? I know CEDF can execute CICS transactions but I am looking is there anything else that can use to debug the CICS program without debugger?

Noah

• Sep 7th, 2016

Using CEDX with a transaction id will stop the program and allow you to step through it and view memory

Zac

• Apr 12th, 2016

There are several tools like IBM debugger and CA InterTest which can be used to test CICS programs

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Harsha

• Jul 15th, 2014

CICS administrator can create a CICS region.
Need to define separate DASD space, File and other system Initialization parameters for new CICS region

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Explain about the real time usage and situation where it helps

Anupama

• Oct 3rd, 2012

This is CICS command used to read temporary storage queues

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non numeric data transfer to numeric causes soc 7.but i want with reference to .....XREF,LINE number,..

Lokesh M

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• Feb 18th, 2012

You can make use of Tool Expeditor to get the SOC7 Abbend corrected. S0C7 error is caused due to data exception or bad record because of wrong data in the program. Find out the offset value in joblog. Mapping that offset value to the lines of codes where error occurred. Get it corrected.

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I want to delete a record from a file in CICS while the region is still up and running. Can you do it with FILE AID and/or CECI?

Nirmal

• Feb 8th, 2012

We cant update the record in a file using file-aid if it is used by CICS region. Another way is to stop the file in the region and use file- Aid or just do it using CECI command

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i will have user name and password values in database. i create a map from cics. and i will enter user name and
password then validation should be done in COBOL program. what is COBOL logic to validate database?

sarankumar

• Oct 27th, 2011

Try this:
MOVE USERO TO WS-USER.
MOVE PWDO TO WS-PWD.
AND THEN USE THE SAME SQL QUERIES AS
SELECT USERNAME FROM EMP WHERE USERNAME LIKE '%S'
THEN validate as use the matching and move 'same value of user and pwd ' else move 'different values of user and pwd'

hemanth.pesce

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• Oct 19th, 2011

Code
span style="color: #ff0000;">'userid n password matching''missmatch'

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I get " date of birth " details through CICS Maps from the user and i store the DD, MM , YYYY separately in different variables. I need to check whether the date entered is correct or not.. ie. Feb should've 28 days in ordinary year and 29 during leap yr.. 31 days fr jan, mar, etc and 30 days fr d other months so on.. can any1 provide a sample code for this.. or help me how to do it easily.. i need...

Sandeep

• Oct 4th, 2011

Use this db2 code-

exec sql
select 1 from sysibm.sysdummy1 where (provided date) < current date
end-exec

compare the entered date (yyyy-mm-dd) with the system date.

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NARESH

• Sep 18th, 2011

User does not enter the any information on the screen .we will get mapfail condition

salman_kh

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• Jul 24th, 2011

MAPFAIL occurs when no usable data is transmitted from Terminal or data transmitted is unformatted. MAPFAIL occurs on RECEIVE MAP. MAPFAIL Solve by HANDLE CONDITION.HANDLE CONDITION is used to transf...

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jzmoonrock56

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• Aug 31st, 2011

You can set up a trigger as an entry to a CICS table which fires off the task at a certain time and date.

kckinney

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• Sep 3rd, 2010

EXEC CICS START TRANSACTION(xxxx) AT.....Note: You !WILL! shoot yourself in the foot if you don't understand application interval control.? What you end up coding for HOURS will probably much different than you expect.

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jzmoonrock56

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• Aug 31st, 2011

Yes, You use the set systemid command.

kckinney

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• Jun 11th, 2007

Nope. However in a sysplex, data sharing is used to get around this constraint.kk

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In dynamic cursor positioning, what happens if i move +1 to field+l instead of -1 to field+l?????

jzmoonrock56

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• Aug 31st, 2011

It will be moved to relative location 1 on the screen.

6983manish

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• Dec 20th, 2010

Relative cusror positining ( Through Program ) ::Code the relative position in the CURSOR keyword of the SEND MAP command e.g. CUSROR(44) will place the cursor at 44th position - row 1 column 1 is 0th...

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Can we update the Protected field in the MAP? If Yes, How?

jzmoonrock56

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• Aug 31st, 2011

Yes to have to move the appropriate value to unprotect it.

Anupam Srivastava

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• Mar 11th, 2011

If some parameters are dynamically set and send  as protected from the program  then we can update it from the program and re-send it on the screen as protected .

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what are the transaction commands in cics? Explain with an example and sample code ?

babjee talluri

• Jul 26th, 2011

CECI:-- cics execution command interpreter CEMT:-- cics execution master terminal(sing this we can copy the load module from batch to online & know program-id associated...

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udaybhaskar

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• May 4th, 2011

BY using Transaction ID in between Exec Cics and End-Exec

panzer1

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• Jan 21st, 2010

EXEC CICS         ASSIGN APPLID (COMM-HOLD-REGION-ID)         RESP                 (W...

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udaybhaskar

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• May 4th, 2011

Cics Compiler(Translator) could not understand the StopRun commend as well as if we put the stop run in COBOL+cics program the control will directly pass to OS not to cics

kckinney

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• Sep 3rd, 2010

STOP RUN ends the program and returns control to the operating system and discarding all information about the job.Since YOUR program is running as a subtask of CICS, "STOP RUN" would shut d...

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kckinney

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• Sep 3rd, 2010

They GET and FREE MAIN memory.These are rarely used as the system takes care of memory needs far more efficiently than you can code.NEVER use these without the advice of a senior CICS sysprog.? The re...

srinivashn82

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• Sep 18th, 2007

The concept of CICS GETMAIN is simply to provide the programmer the capacity of obtaining additional storage to augment storage acquired automatically by his program (e.g., WORKING-STORAGE in a COBOL ...

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