How to get back the jobs which are purged in the spool?

guraddiv

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• Apr 25th, 2008

I think in JES2 there is no option to get back purged jobs. better u have to contact ur mainframe admin

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How to get the mismatch data in dataset during comprision of two datasets of different length?

jitenpatra

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• Nov 27th, 2008

We have to write JCL by using 'IEBCOMPR'.FOR Sequential data set//COMPSEQ EXEC PGM=IEBCOMPR//SYSPRINT  DD SYSOUT=*//SYSUT1     DD DSN=<DATA SET-1>,DISP=SHR//SYSU...

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prab99

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• Oct 10th, 2008

as X'F1F2F3F4'

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What is a work file buffer?

Suud

• Dec 11th, 2016

Work file buffer is a memory area thru which main storage interact with I/O devices (DASD etc..)

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How data can be passed to a dynamically called module without using linkage section?

ahobalanag

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• Aug 25th, 2012

Here are some of the methods I can think of:- 1. Write the data you want to pass from the called program to a temp file. In the called program, read the temp file and get the data. 2. You can use MQs ...

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How to write JCL compiler without proc?

raghu_k213

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• Nov 15th, 2008

//jobname job pgm=utility name by using this we can submit the job without proc parameter in job statement.

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How to filter 2 different files with one common field and write records from one of the files to an output file?

Shyam

• Jun 18th, 2012

By using Joins...

A join operation on 2 tables combines the rows from one table with those of the other, join the 2 tables based on common columns.

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We know STEPLIB override JOBLIB. Is it possible anyway JOBLIB override STEPLIB? If Yes, How

tag_tushar

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• Jul 1st, 2010

YES, a Joblib can override a a Steplib in only one condition i.e. if procedure being called is not present in the Steplib then the JCL will automatically look for that procedure in the Joblib.

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What is the total size of 9(3)v9(2)

pnaikkum

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• Sep 26th, 2008

5 bytes

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What does IEB and IEM refer to when it comes to IBM utilities?

Rashmi

• May 21st, 2014

IEB - dataset utilities
IEM- os 360 pl/i
IEH - system utilities

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How to resolve the file status 47?

vjjammi

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• Feb 18th, 2009

Reading the file without opening the file either in Input/Input-Output(I-O)/Extend modes would lead to an Invalid VSAM operation with return code of 47.

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What do you mean by retrofitting? What are the procedures that are to be floowed to perform retrofitting?

tag_tushar

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• Jul 30th, 2010

Retrofitting the code means keeping the code in syncronization with respect to all the regions. Here region means the different phases of the project source program goes through.Suppose, in your proj...

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What are the general abend coming in realtime environment ?

vjjammi

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• Feb 18th, 2009

The General Abends we encounter in CICS are :1.  ASRA  -  Because of Non-numberic data.2.  AEY9  -  Invalid EXEC CICS command had been issued. 3.  AICA  -   There is an issue with the looping in the CICS program. 

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How to invoke a JCL inside another JCL or How to call a JCL inside another JCL?

tag_tushar

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• Jul 17th, 2010

JCl to be invoked: ABC.XYZ.J1//JOB1 JOB NOTIFY=&SYSUID, PRTY=15//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*//SYSUT1 DD DSN=ABC.XYZ.J1,DISP=SHR//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=(,INTRDR)//SYSIN DD DUMMY/*Internal reader(INTRDR) is used to submit a Jcl via another Jcl, with manually submitting it.

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If you have 3 different flat files of different logical length then how will you merge them in single flat file? What is the simplest workaround of this problem using sort utility?

rajalg05

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• Apr 4th, 2009

First of all you cant merge files with different record length. Second if you really want to merge those files you will have increase their length using file aid, copy by 3.3 option, select? the 'T' ...

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How to create a DCLGEN using TSO? How do we include it in Cobol-db2 program?

ahobalanag

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• Aug 25th, 2012

You can run a job like this:-
//DCLGEN EXEC PGM=IKJEFT1B
//SYSTSIN DD *
DSN SYSTEM()
DCLGEN TABLE() +
LIBRARY (

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Why it is necessary to give only s9(4) comp for defining length in the linkage section and what is the significance for the same?

tag_tushar

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• Jul 1st, 2010

It is not necessary to write s9(4) comp to define lenght variable for the linkage section.You can write any nos from 1 to 18. 9(2) can store any numeric value from 00 to 99, it means any 2 digit posit...

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How to create flat file thru JCL? Explain with Coding.

jitenpatra

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• May 9th, 2009

To create PS file.// job card// s-1 exec pgm=IEFBR14// I1 dd dsn=x.y.z,disp=(new,catalog,delete),space=(trks,(10,10),rlse),dcb=(lrecl=80,    blksize=800,recfm=f,dsorg=ps),unit=tape,vol=ser=001/*Note: If any mistake please modify.

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How to write a COBOL code to read a VSAM file?

tag_tushar

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• Jul 22nd, 2010

Name fo  VSAM file to be read by COBOL: ABC.VSAM.KSDSCOBOL PROGRAM: ABC.XYZ.PQR(VASM)ID DIVISION.PROGRAM-ID. 'VSAM'.ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.FILE CONTROL.    ...

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What is an initiator in JCL and what is the use of it?

IOAControlM

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• May 13th, 2009

The Initiator paramater in a JCL is used in the JCL Jobcard, for example, below the Initiator parm is CLASS=A. //Job12345 JOB (acccode),'This is a JobCard', //    &nbs...

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