How to ask any operator to initiate a job or restart a job automatically if it fails? Which parameter is used for this?

tag_tushar

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• Aug 17th, 2010

You can restart a job automatically if it fails by ussing the RD (Restart Defination) parameter in the Job card. An automatic restart will only occur if the following condition are true:1) RD=R(Restar...

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How to run and execute mainframe programme?

tag_tushar

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• Jul 29th, 2010

There are 2 ways to run & execute a Mainframe program :1) Typing J in front of the file name in the ISPF Menu. This is how you'll do it...Step 1: Open Mainframe.Step 2: Type 3.4 in the command lin...

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How to submit JCL from COBOL program?

tag_tushar

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• Aug 26th, 2010

Name of Jcl to be submitted by COBOL program: ABC.XYZ.JCL1COBOL program Name: JCLCOBID DIVISION.PROGRAM-ID. 'JCL-COBOL'.ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.FILE-CONTROL.   &nbs...

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Assume PROG A Calling PROG B, C and PROG C calling D and E, Here how many PACKAGES and PLAN will be created?

Ellen363

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• Nov 15th, 2010

There will be a DB2 Package for every program and only one Plan.

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mannurusrinivasulareddy

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• Oct 5th, 2011

Here is the answer for your question "cobol IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. RECCNT. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION. FILE-CONTROL. SELECT IN-FILE1 ASSIGN TO DD1...

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This is Sahasra, I am trying for a job as a Mainframe developer. I am attending the interview as a 3+ candidate. The real time questions like:

1)Tell me about your project
2)tell what is the recent change request you have got?
3)what are the difficulties you faced?
4)what are the abend codes you got and how you resolved them

vivekananda

• Sep 10th, 2011

1)Tell me about your project Ans: Explain about your project (client location, business requirement, team size and roles and responsibilities). 2)Tell what is the recent change request you have got? ...

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When navigating in MVS, How and when I need to use /m, /n, /m tickets?

Mathan

• Jan 16th, 2022

/n is used for next window of active mch application. /p for previous window. Not sure about /m

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I have a file to read ( which has many records ) & to insert the records in a Database.

If I encounter a record which is already inserted in IMS database ( which is a double insert , IMS Code = II ), then I need to skip that record & continue reading the next good records in the file to insert into the IMS database.

How do I do this. Please let me know which call needs to...

PK.Ganapathy

• Jan 7th, 2015

You will need to programmatically handle the PCB-STATUS-CD = "II" to skip the record and take/read the next record.

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how to configure Pcomm and Mainframe to enable SSL encryption?

How to import the certificate to PCOMM & MF?

pradeep

• Dec 2nd, 2014

TO configure a PCOMM session Go to start-->all programs-->IBM personal communication tab-->Click on a new session-->Then click on connect there u can see configure.Click on that then enter ip address and port number

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What is NULL value in JCL?

Tushar K Das

• Mar 31st, 2016

"//" is the way you declare a Null in JCL
When you use a Null Statement i JCL that means the job will terminate there itself.

N.B: You cant use null statement in PROC.

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Can anyone explain Setting maxcc=0 means applies only for non zero max.code or for anything irrespective of the max.code?

If the step return MAXCC=0, then setting maxcc=0 will work?

Maitree

• May 22nd, 2016

The question seems to be confusing.. Sometimes we set the maxcc to 0 even if the job fails (rc of a job can always be GE 0) If we decide to do this through JCL, we can use the utility IDCAMS.. // ...

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What is the difference between Service class and initiator?

Debanjan Saha

• Sep 11th, 2019

Service Class essentially stands a particular class definition used by the WLM for started tasks or STCs which perform various transactions and operations. Whereas, initiators are the ones responsibl...

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What is the meaning of full stop in COBOL? and if not given what will happen?

Maniyadav

• Mar 8th, 2018

It tells end of the sentence.

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Priyakk

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• Mar 14th, 2007

To start with, lets consider sequential files to be simple. In the IO Section of the Environment Division, assign a sequential file which is the master file and in the Data Division include ...

ofcourseman

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• Oct 18th, 2006

It's is a simplest model for master process.creat was implement by insert employee record(write statement for VSAM and insert for DB2), update as the name(rewrite for VSAM and update for&nbs...

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ofcourseman

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• Oct 18th, 2006

At first, you need to bind your sub routine to translate them into load module.Secondly, code the interface parameter in linkage section of main program.At last, write a call statement to link the sub routine.

Soumya

• Oct 14th, 2006

You can run a subroutine by calling it through a main program.That you hav to define in the linkage section of the main program

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ofcourseman

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• Oct 20th, 2006

Yes. You can not delete a row in a view in the case of complex view.

pjagannatha032

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• Feb 18th, 2006

The simple reason to this is DML operations can be done on a single table ,AND AS YOUR VIEW IS DERIVED FROM MORE THAN ONE TABLE ,SO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DELETE.

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Surya

• Aug 8th, 2007

Let us take an example:Total no.of Items = 50 (MAX-ITEM)Total no.of items per page = 8 (PG-ITEM)So, initially display should start with item number one. Whenever you come to the scroll screen display ...

Sukant Kumar Padhi

• Mar 7th, 2006

To achieve the above goal you have to follow the steps as specified by soumya. i.e you have to use a TSQ to store the data. Along with that you can use three variables to keep track of 1: Total no. of...

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kckinney

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• May 24th, 2007

Simple, create an alternate index on the key descending.

techieheart

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• Sep 11th, 2006

As a programmer, I always try not to use complicated logic. To answer your question:Ascending: Declare in COBOL as Access mode is sequential, then do a normal read.Descending:1. Repro file to a flat f...

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Karthikeyan Santhanam

• Jul 23rd, 2012

Not necessarily the same. Some installations do not allow HEWL as well as they do IEWL. With the same Parms passed, Ive had IEWL give me good results, whereas HEWL failed with the message "A valid entry point could not be found"

ofcourseman

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• Oct 17th, 2006

Nothing difference.

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vasundara

• May 21st, 2012

Rate analysis of retrofitting

biswajeet kumar

• Feb 21st, 2007

Retrofit is nothing but, adding the misiing code when (when version is in producton and the 2nd you are working in development region)2nd case arrises when two differeng region codes are to be merged ...

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