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What is ENQ in CICS ?

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If any one want to restrict Trans-ID to single user, enter trans-id with ENQ. It won't allow any one else to use the same trans-id.

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What is the CICS LOAD command ?

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The LOAD command retrieves an object program from disk and loads it into main storage - it's primarily used for a constant table that will be available system-wide.


 

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How do you handle errors in CICS programs?

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Check EIBRESP after the call or use the HANDLE condition.


 

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Which CICS service transaction is used to gain accessibility to CICS control tables? Mention the one that has the highest priority?

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CEDA 

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Explain the basic difference between Intra partition TDQ and Extra partition TDQ?

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INTRA PARTITION TD QUEUE : It is a goup of sequential records which are produced by the same and / or different transaction within a CICS region. These Qs are stored in only one physical file (VSAM) in a CICS region, which is prepared by the system programmer. Once a record is read from a queue, the record will be logically removed from the queue.


EXTRA PARTITION TD QUEUE:  It is a group of sequential record which interface between the transaction s of the CICS region and the systems outside of CICS region. Each of there TDQs is a separate physical file, and it may be on the disk, tap, printer or plotter.

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Explain how to handle exceptional conditions in CICS?

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An abnormal situation during execution of a CICS command is called an exceptional condition:


1. Handle Condition Command: It is used to transfer control to the procedure label specified if the exceptional condition specified occurs.


2. Ignore Condition Command: It causes no action to be taken if the condition specified occurs in the program. That is control will be returned to the next instruction following the command which encountered the exceptional condition.


3. No Handle Option: This option can be specified in any CICS command and it will cause no action to be taken for any exceptional condition occurring during execution of this command.


4. RESP Option: This option can be specified in any CICS command. If the RESP option is specified in a command, CICS places a response code at a completion of the command. The application program can check this code, then proceed to the next processing.

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What is the difference between the enter key, the PF keys and the PA keys?

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The enter and PF keys transmit data from the screen; the PA keys tell CICS that a terminal action took place, but data is not transmitted.

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Explain the difference among the EXEC LINK, EXEC XCTL and Cobol II static call statements in CICS?

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- Use a COBOL II CALL statement to invoke a subprogram. This method is transparent to CICS, which sees only the one load module. 


- EXEC LINK is similar to a call; it invokes a separate CICS program and ends with a RETURN to the invoking program


- EXEC XCTL which transfers control to another CICS program and does not get control 


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COBOL II allows for static calls which are more efficient than the LINK instruction which establishes a new run-unit. 

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