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Questions for CICS Interview

1. What is the meaning for CICS?

Customer Information Control System.

2. What do we do by using CICS?

CICS is normally used for Real-time or Online processingwhen that particular processing cannot wait for batch

processing normally done at the end of the day for mostinstallations.

3. What are the eight steps for a CICS program development?

et the complete specificationet related sourceboo!s and subprograms"esign the program#pdate the CICS $ablesCode and compile the map definition

Code the programCompile the program$est the program.

%. In a CICS development, do you compile the map orprogram first?

$he map needs to be compiled first.

&. What is a transaction id or code?

' transaction is mostly a four letter uni(ue predefined unit ofwor!) a terminal wor! will use to in*o!e a specific map andthe associated program.

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+. What is a PCT and how it is used?

' ,C$ is a short name for ,rogram Control $able) whichcontains the trans-id and the associated program which will

be in*o!ed when the trans-id is used.

. What is a PPT and how it is used?

' ,,$ contains a *alid list of program names and it alsoindicates the storage address if the program has already beenloaded. CICS uses ,,$ to determine whether it will load a newcopy of the program if the program is in*o!ed.

. ave you ever heard of S!T in CICS Processing?

/es) it contains the names of all *alid users of the system.

0. What is the use of "# C$%%&'(& and where it islocated?

It helps to transfer data between two transactions and it is

located in the I ' 4 S4C$IO .

15. &re you familiar with C(%T and CS%T functions? Whatdoes these transactions do for you?

$hese are normally super*isory functions) where they can beused to cancel tas!s running at a different terminals. CS6$is used to update ,,$. 7ut I ne*er had much chance to usethem.

11. What transaction will you use to debug a CICS Program?

C4"8) which means CICS 49ecution "iagnostic facility.

12. What )CT* and *I!+ command is used for?

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CICS automatically adds the storage dump to a special filecalled dump data set. >hen the CICS is terminated) thedumps are automatically printed. $he "S can be foundfrom the respecti*e installation personnel.

1 . What is the meaning for &(I- CICS abend?

6',8'I .

10. What are the following entities represent?

4I7'I" It is an one character field that indicates whichattention !ey was used for the last R4C4I?4 command.

4I7$R6I" $his field supplies the name of the terminalrunning the tas!.

4I7C' 4 $his field represents the length of thecommunication area passed to my program. If no commareais passed) it is set to @ero.

25. ow do you logoff from a CICS transaction?

7lan! the screen) then type CSS8 O O88.AAAAAAAAAAAAA 4 " O8 CICS B#4S$IO AAAAAAAAAAAAA