CICS Interview Questions 4

Q)  Mention the option (along with argument type) used in a CICS command to retrieve the response code after execution of the command.

A)  RESP( S9(8) COM.)

Q)  What’s the CICS command used to access current date and time?

A)  ASKTIME.

Q)  Into what fields will the date and time values be moved after execution of the above command?

A)  EIBDATE & EIBTIME.

Q)    How do you terminate an already issued DELAY command?

A)  EXEC CICS CANCEL

        REQID(id)

     END-EXEC

Q)    How do you dynamically set the CURSOR position to a specific field?

A)  MOVE –1 to FIELD+L field. Mention CURSOR option in the SEND command.

Q)    Which option of the PCT entry is used to specify the PF key to be pressed for initiating a transaction?

A)  TASKREQ=PF1

Q)    Specify the CICS command used to read a VSAM record starting with prefix “F”. Code all the relevant options.

A)  EXEC CICS READ

           DATASET(‘FILENAME’)

     INTO(data-area)

           RIDFLD(data-area)

     KEYLENGTH(1)

           GENERIC

     LENGTH(WK-LEN)

     END-EXEC.

Q)    Mention the option used in the CICS READ command to gain accessibility directly to the file I/O area. (AssumeCOBOL-II).

A)  SET(ADDRESS OF LINKAGE-AREA).

Q)    Which command is used to release a record on which exclusive control is gained?

A)  EXEC CICS UNLOCK END-EXEC.

Q)    How do you establish a starting position in a browse operation?

A)     EXEC CICS STARTBR---------- END-EXEC.

Q)    What is the option specified in the read operation to gain multiple concurrent operations on the same dataset?

A)     REQID(value).

Q)    What is the CICS command that gives the length of TWA area?

A)     EXEC CICS ASSIGN

TWALENG(data-value)

END-EXEC.