COBOL 88 Level Number or Condition Names 88 level number in COBOL is one of the most used declarations in mainframes development and it is considered as a special level number which is used to improve the readability of COBOL programs. As it gives a name to a condition, it is also called as ‘Condition
Important Cobol Compiler Options SSRANGE, APOST, RENT, OFFSET, LIST COBOL programs which are coded are called Source module that are not executable. Source code goes thru a process called Compilation that produces object module or Load Module which is an executable code format. These Load modules are stored in a Load Library and are made
Mainframes Common SQL/DB2 CODES and resolution 180 to 189 date related 180 –> Invalid date format. 203 –> reference column is ambiguous.. IT NEEDS TO BE QUALIFIED AS IT EXISTS IN MULTIPLE TABLES. This Comes when same column name exists in multiple tables (or same table is being used multiple times in same SQL) which
Joins and Unions in db2 Unions and Joins, both are used to retrieve the data from multiple tables but are served for different purposes. JOIN – Joins typically used where the data required to select are spread across multiple tables that are dependent on each other. For Example EMPLOYEE and DEPT are two tables.Here Employee
CLASS Parameter in JCL is used to categorize the JOBs that runs in one OS installation. During installation itself all Class parameters are defined and assigned with specific attributes. These attributes decides whether or how to run a JOB. As we know all the JOBS submitted runs in an Initiator address space and every class
Legato Mainframe Interview questions Hyderabad Below are the few interview questions that have been asked in a recently in first round at Legato Health care, Hyderabad Can we access the VSAM file only with the alternative index? Where in cobol program alternative index would be mentioned? I have 3 JOBS which are running parallel and
Copying a VSAM file into a PS (Physical Sequential) file can be done using the following methods with Examples. 1. Using IDCAMS Repro This is the most frequently suggested method for any VSAM files related tasks. So for copying VSAM to PS also, REPRO can be used. //*************************************************** //* REPRO CUST FILE TO A FLAT
Submitting a JOB from Online, Extra Partition TDQs,routing output to Spool There are two ways that a job can be submitted from online. 1. Using Extra partition TDQs 2. Using the Spool Files 1.Using Extra partition TDQs TDQs are generally used to submit the jobs in batch from Online. JOB cards and required steps are
COND PARAMETER EXAMPLES in JCL COND parameter in JCL is to execute the JOB steps conditionally. For example if in a JOB, the first Step Unloads the data from a DB2 table and step02 takes that Unload file and filters it using sort and step03 has a cobol db2 program which uses the sort output
Wells Fargo Mainframe Interview Questions @ Hyderabad Below are the few questions that have been asked in Wells Fargo Mainframes Interview Technical round in India/Hyderabad. 1. Do we use include in JCL, If yes where do we use? Is Include available in COBOL as well? 2. A job has 5 steps and if it fails
