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What is the function of the CICS translator?

Answer

The CICS translator converts the EXEC CICS commands into call statements for a specific programming language. There are CICS translators for Assembler, COBOL, and PL/1.

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What is the difference between the INTO and the SET option in the EXEC CICS RECEIVE MAP command?

Answer

The INTO option moves the information in the TIOA into the reserved specified area, while the SET option simply returns the address of the TIOA to the specified BLL cell or address of a linkage-section.


 

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What are the CICS commands available for program control?

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The following commands are available for the Program Control services:


LINK: To pass control to another program at the lower level, expecting to be returned. XCTL: To pass control to another program at the same level, not expecting to be returned.


RETURN:  To return to the next higher-level program or CICS. 


LOAD: To load a program. 


RELEASE: To release a program.

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What are different ways of Initiating Transaction in CICS?

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The following are the ways of initiating a CICS transaction.


1. By entering Transaction Id


2. By Start command


3. By Return Trans Id (as in pseudo - conversation)


4. By Registering Tran ID in plt so that it will be automaticaly dusring CICS start


5. By ATI (Automatic task initiation)


6.PF & PA keys as defined in PCT

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What happens when a CICS command contains the NOHANDLE option?

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- NOHANDLE is an option that can be specified along with abnormal condition during program execution.


- When the exception occurs, no action is performed during execution of NOHANDLE command.


- The abnormal condition is ignored, even the EXEC CICS HANDLE condition exist.


- The abnormal condition is also ignored when EXEC CICS IGNORE condition is tested.


- The previous HANDLE CONDITION for other commands will not be effected with NOHANDLE option.

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What CICS command are used to read a VSAM KSDS sequentially in ascending order?

Answer

READNEXT reads the next record from a browse operation for any of the three VSAM files.

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What is CICS?

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Customer Information Control System (CICS) is an online transaction processing monitor from IBM that acts as an interface between the operating system and application programs to provide rapid high-volume online transaction processing.

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In a DB2-CICS program which acts as co-ordinator and which is the participant?

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DB2 acts as the participant and CICS acts as a co-ordinator


 

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