COUNT function can be used to print messages containing the count of records in a data set. It can also be used to subtract a value from the count or add a value to the count, to create an output data set containing text and the count, or to set RC=12, RC=8, RC=4, or RC=0 […]
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ACCEPT parameter is an OUTFIL option that limit the number of input records accepted for OUTFIL processing. A record is “accepted” if it is not deleted by STARTREC, ENDREC, SAMPLE, INCLUDE or OMIT processing. ACCEPT makes it easy to limit the number of OUTFIL input records selected for processing. After n OUTFIL input records have
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IFTRAIL parameter is used to update count and total values in an existing trailer (last) record to reflect the actual data records in the output data set using COUNT and TOTAL features of TRAILER1. TRAILER1 lets you build a new trailer record but IFTRAIL lets you update an existing trailer record. When you specify IFTRAIL
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Two types of abend codes, user abends and system abends (S0C Abends). User abends format is Unnnn, where nnnn is a decimal user abend code. System abends follow the format of Snnn, where nnn is a hexadecimal abend code. S0C Abends are the abnormal ending of Job & when it happens a message from the JCL or Fault Analyzer will
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TIME parameter specifies the maximum amount of time that step may use the processor or to find out through messages how much processor time a step used. It is an optional Keyword parameter & this is important to save MIPS(Million Instructions Per Second). This can be used either in JOB or in STEP or in
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IF THEN ELSE ENDIF construct is used to conditionally execute job steps within a job. A job step execution can be controlled based on the return code of the previous step(s) using the COND parameter and IF-THEN-ELSE-ENDIF construct. The IF statement is always followed by a relational expression and a THEN clause. Optionally, an ELSE
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COND parameter is used to test return codes from previous job steps and determine whether to bypass or execute specified job steps. Return code is set based on the status of execution of a job. The return code can be a number between 0 (successful execution) to 4095 (non-zero shows error condition). 0 = Normal
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Space ABEND generally occurs when your system encounters the end of volume condition occurs. There are three types of Space ABEND as mentioned below. SB37: There are not enough space or no more extents available on the current volume. The system gave all the primary space and as much secondary space as it could. Disk
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The OPTION control statement allows you to override some of the options available at installation time (such as EQUALS and CHECK) and to supply other optional information (such as DYNALLOC, COPY, and SKIPREC). Some of the options available on the OPTION statement are also available on the SORT or MERGE statement (such as FILSZ and
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The LISTCAT command is used to list and view the attributes and characteristics like space allocation information, password and security-related information, usage characteristics, creation, and expiration date, etc of VSAM or non-VSAM entries. It stands for LISTing of CATalog entry. The LISTCAT line command allows access to IDCAMS and displays the tablespace or indexspace space usage
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You can use one of the numeric test capabilities of the INCLUDE OMIT Numeric test statement to collect the records you want. You can use one of the numeric test capabilities of the INCLUDE OMIT Alphanumeric test statement to collect the records you want. You can use the INCLUDE OMIT Substring Comparison statement in conjunction
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You can use the INCLUDE OMIT Substring Comparison statement in conjunction with other options to select/omit the number of records to be processed, which can reduce processor and data transfer time. There are two types of INCLUDE OMIT Substring Comparison tests: Find a constant within a field value: For example, search the value in a
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XSUM Control Statement captures the dropped duplicate records which are eliminated out of DFSORT in a separate file. The SUM Control Statement deletes records with equal control fields and optionally summarizes specified numeric fields on those records. The SUM control statement specifies that, whenever two records are found with equal sort or merge control fields, the
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OUTFIL can create multiple output data sets from a single input data set. Here are five ways you can use OUTFIL to split datasets into multiple datasets. All five can be used with SORT, MERGE, or COPY. For illustration, the examples shown here assume you want to split the data set into THREE output data
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You can change ASCII to EBCDIC in a file using ATOE function. Also EBCDIC to ASCII conversion can be done by using ETOA function. Translation features of INREC, OUTREC and OUTFIL make it easy to Change ASCII characters to their equivalent EBCDIC characters using the default standard TCP/IP service. ATOE – Instructs MFX to translate
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WER027A – CONTROL FIELD BEYOND RECORD EXPLANATION Explanation: The location of the last byte of a SORT/MERGE or JOINKEYS control field is located beyond the maximum record length specified or column 32750, or a variable-length record is shorter than the ending location of a specified SORT/MERGE or JOINKEYS control field. SORT FIELDS=(7,4,CH,A,26,4,CH,A) INREC FIELDS=(1:7,4,5:26,4)
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The VSAM interview questions and answers are intended for those with a working knowledge of VSAM as a programmer. This will help you prepare for technical VSAM interview and online selection tests during campus placement for freshers and job interviews for professionals. VSAM Interview Questions with Answers 1. What is a control interval, control area,
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SHIFT =LEFT will left-squeeze by removing all of the blanks, shifting the remaining characters to the left and padding on the right with blanks if needed. SHIFT =RIGHT indicates that you want to right-squeeze by removing all of the blanks, shifting the remaining characters to the right and padding on the left with blanks if
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We can use INSPECT or UPPERCASE or LOWERCASE COBOL function to convert the case of alphanumeric, alphabetic, or national strings. Translation features of INREC, OUTREC and OUTFIL make it easy to change the case of characters in your fields. INSPECT verb in COBOL is very useful and it is used to do the following functionalities
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If you have a requirement to check Empty File before applying certain operations then it can be done using ICETOOL or FILEAID or IDCAMS or IEBPTPCH or ISRSUPC or SORT utilities.The following requirements can be met using below mentioned JCL utilities: 1. Need to check if a data set is empty or not. If it’s
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You can convert an FB data set to a VB data set with OUTFIL’s FTOV parameter. Each VB output record has a 4-byte RDW followed by the corresponding data from the FB input record, and the length in the RDW is the length of the FB record plus 4. The following JCL and DFSORT control
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The VTOF utility is a tool designed to perform the conversion from VB to FB format. It is commonly used in mainframe environments, where data files are often stored in fixed-length record formats for efficiency and ease of processing. You can use OUTFIL – VTOF and BUILD or OUTREC parameters. All these PARSE, BUILD, or
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VLSCMP and VLSHRT are the utilities used with VB files. In VB records always add 4 to the starting position. This is to account for the 4-byte RDW. For example, the following INCLUDE statement compares a PD field in the third through fifth data bytes of a VB record to a PD field in the
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The JCL interview questions and answers are intended for those with a working knowledge of JCL as a programmer. This will help you prepare for technical JCL interview and online selection tests during campus placement for freshers and job interviews for professionals. JCL Interview Questions with Answers 1. What is the purpose and meaning of
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DYNALLOC PARM: This option requests the dynamic allocation of SORTWK data sets. DYNALLOC=OFF can be specified to override a DYNALLOC=ON installation default. If DYNALLOC has been specified on the SORT control statement as well as in the PARM field, the PARM specification will take precedence. ZDPRINT PARM: This option applies to the SUM, DUPKEYS SUM, and
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